Experts issue this warning at AI Security Summit

Posted On: November 1, 2023

With an open letter on “catastrophic risks” of technology development signed by 250 experts began first global summit on artificial intelligence (AI) security, event which takes place in Bletchley Park, 80 kilometers from London (England).

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The letter, according to the newspaper The worldis sponsored by Canadian scientist Yoshua Bengio and Professor Yui Zeng, China’s highest academic authority on the subject.

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“We call on governments around the world to actively respond to the potentially catastrophic risks that advanced AI systems can pose to humanity”can we read in the open letter.

This statement also says: “This responsibility falls not just on a few shoulders, but on the strength of the global community. Our future is at stake. We must ensure that AI is developed in a safe, responsible and environmentally friendly way. improvement of all humanity.

They will create an AI security institute in London

More than a hundred academic experts, as many representatives of technology companies, from 50 countries and representatives of civil society and multilateral organizations are meeting at this summit.

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The meeting, which will last two days, takes place in an emblematic location: the mansion in the English countryside where Alan Turing and his team deciphered the code of the German Enigma machine. during World War II and, in doing so, laid the foundations for computing.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who is hosting the event, said the summit aims to “reach agreement to create a global panel on AI safety.” comparable to the IPCC on climate change and with the capacity to assess progress and risks year after year.

Sunak added that the aim is to establish the AI Security Institute in the UK, which aspires to be central to the analysis of artificial intelligence in Europe.

However, important decisions are already being made in the United States regarding the risks of AI. President Joe Biden has ordered measures such as requiring AI companies to share their security tests with the government and ensure they do not endanger national security, the economy or public health .

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“We have a moral, ethical and social duty to ensure that AI advances in ways that protect the public from potential harm.”and ensure that everyone benefits,” said US Vice President Kamala Harris, who will attend the summit.