The Bletchley Declaration: 29 countries form coalition to tackle risks of advanced AI
European Union have agreed to work together to prevent “catastrophic harm, either deliberate or unintentional” which may arise from artificially intelligent computer models and engines.
In an agreement signed on November 1, these countries have mutually agreed that while AI has the potential to transform and enhance human well-being, peace and prosperity, it also poses significant risks, including in those domains of daily life.
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During his address at the summit, the minister of state for electronics and information technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that by allowing innovation to get ahead of regulation, countries opened themselves to the “toxicity, misinformation and the weaponization,” of the internet being seen these days.
“We certainly want AI and the broader internet and tech to represent goodness, safety and trust and underlying all of that, underpinning all of that, platforms and innovators that demonstrate accountability and the law to all those who use it,” Chandrasekhar told the gathering.
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