Sunak and Google CEO talk about ‘striking right balance’ on AI regulation
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ishi Sunak has met with Google’s chief govt to debate “striking the right balance” between synthetic intelligence (AI) regulation and innovation, Downing Street mentioned.
The Prime Minister spoke to Sundar Pichai, additionally head of Google’s mum or dad firm Alphabet, in regards to the significance of making certain the correct “guard rails” are in place to make sure tech security, No 10 mentioned.
It follows an analogous assembly between Mr Sunak and main figures in AI in regards to the want for regulation to guard in opposition to potential risks, starting from disinformation and nationwide safety to “existential threats”.
A Downing Street spokesman mentioned: “The Prime Minister met with Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Alphabet – the parent company of Google – at the Government’s Darlington Economic Campus.
“The Prime Minister thanked Mr Pichai for Google’s role at the heart of the UK’s technology ecosystem, and they spoke about opportunities for growth in the industry.
“On artificial intelligence, they spoke about striking the right balance to ensure the right regulatory guardrails are in place, whilst driving forward innovation.
They discussed possible opportunities for industry and international collaboration on safe and responsible AI development and agreed to remain in touch on this issue
“They discussed possible opportunities for industry and international collaboration on safe and responsible AI development and agreed to remain in touch on this issue.”
Mr Sunak has advocated the know-how’s advantages for nationwide safety and the economic system, however rising issues have been raised with the growing prominence of the ChatGPT bot.
As properly as the problems mentioned by Mr Sunak and tech figures, jobs are additionally being put in danger by the quickly evolving know-how.
Last week BT Group mentioned it’s going to reduce as much as 55,000 jobs by the tip of the last decade amid plans to shift to AI and automatic companies.
Former Government chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance has warned that AI may have an effect on jobs corresponding to the Industrial Revolution.
Earlier this month, Geoffrey Hinton, the person broadly seen because the godfather of AI, warned among the risks of AI chatbots are “quite scary” as he stop his job at Google.
Mr Sunak has been hardening his tone in direction of AI. The Government’s coverage paper on the know-how revealed lower than two months in the past was titled: A professional-innovation method to AI regulation.