Michelle Donnellan, UK Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, said the United States could benefit from the UK's artificial intelligence (AI) expertise, given that it is more advanced in the field. He said it depends on.
Pursuit of safety in artificial intelligence formalized
as report After months of behind-the-scenes diplomacy, Mr Donnellan was in Washington DC earlier this week to sign a landmark cooperation agreement between the UK and US AI Safety Institutes, according to the Telegraph.Secretary of State criticized European Union regulates AI environment He hastily cited the US and UK cooperation on AI as now part of the “special relationship” the two share.
“We share both expertise and information on this generation-defining technology. There is a deep and special relationship between the UK and the US in our work on AI,” she said.
This follows CoinApe's previous report, US government and UK We have entered into a partnership to pursue AI safety. At the AI Safety Summit held last year, Bletchley Park, both governments have committed to establishing an AI Safety Institute to understand the risks associated with the technology. The UK has been operating the institute since November. £100m investment To strengthen this framework.
The US is in the process of funding the National Institute of Standards and Technology, which will run an AI lab. The agency has been underfunded for as long as possible, and staff constantly struggle with leaky roofs, poor internet, power outages, and even mold.
UK to advise US AI research institute
Phone calls and email exchanges have been conducted with a full understanding of where these countries currently stand in promoting AI safety.
The two countries also hold physical talks, such as one held in a quiet room on the sidelines of the G7 meeting in Verona. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and Donnellan have been at the forefront of these conversations.
Britain has abandoned its formal cooperation agreement with the US, while focusing on providing technical advice to the US on how to set up the institute.
