UPDATE 1-UK to work with AI corporations to make sure society advantages from the brand new know-how


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LONDON, Might 24 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and the bosses of main AI firms OpenAI, Google DeepMind, and Anthropic will work collectively to make sure society advantages from the transformational know-how, they mentioned in an announcement after assembly on Wednesday.

Sunak and the tech leaders – OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Google DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis and Anthropic’s Dario Amodei – mentioned the dangers AI poses, from disinformation and nationwide safety to existential threats, in response to the assertion.

Additionally they mentioned security measures, voluntary actions that labs are contemplating to handle the dangers, and the attainable avenues for worldwide collaboration on AI security and regulation, it added.

Britain mentioned in March it could break up accountability for governing AI between its present regulators for human rights, well being and security, and competitors, quite than creating a brand new physique devoted to the know-how. (Reporting by Paul Sandle; Modifying by Sonali Paul)