The United States and the United Kingdom have signed a pioneering agreement to address the safety concerns surrounding artificial intelligence (AI). This bilateral agreement, the first of its kind, aims to evaluate and regulate the potential risks emerging AI technology poses.
What Happened: The landmark agreement was signed on Monday in Washington D.C. by UK Science Minister Michelle Donelan and U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, reported Financial Times. The agreement outlines a collaborative effort to share technical knowledge, information, and talent in the field of AI safety.
This partnership is particularly significant as it comes when governments worldwide seek to regulate the potential risks associated with AI, such as its use in harmful cyber attacks or the development of bioweapons.
Donelan emphasized the situation’s urgency, stating that the next generation of AI models could be “complete game-changers,” and the full extent of their capabilities is not yet known.
"The next year is when we've really got to act quickly because the next generation of [AI] models are coming out, which could be complete game-changers, and we don't know the full capabilities that they will offer yet," Donelan said according to the report.
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