Rishi Sunak meets tech bosses over ‘existential’ synthetic intelligence dangers

Rishi Sunak has met leaders of the tech trade to debate the “existential threats” synthetic intelligence may pose.

The prime minister met CEOs of OpenAI, Google DeepMind, and Anthropic at this time to share concepts about the right way to handle the know-how because it grows in sophistication.

Mr Sunak praised AI as “the defining technology of our time with the potential to positively transform humanity” however addressed the dangers it may pose too.

These included disinformation and nationwide safety dangers, and “existential threats.”

Already, there have been instances of fake AI-generated images, AI images mimicry, cloned music tracks and considerations that the technology could affect education.

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Some specialists have even warned highly effective AI methods “can’t be controlled”.

However, the assembly lined how AI security was “an international endeavour” – as agreed on the G7 discussion board – and the prime minister is seeking to place the UK as a frontrunner in regulation talks.

Despite considerations surrounding AI, the know-how has made strides within the scientific and medical fields, together with a new test developed to doubtlessly assist docs diagnose coronary heart assaults extra rapidly and extra precisely.

Mr Sunak spoke about AI’s potential to “deliver better outcomes for the British public, with emerging opportunities in a range of areas to improve public services”.