The AI Safety Summit: UK's bid to help world avoid apocalypse

Rishi Sunak hopes to become key broker in AI regulation and governance, but may struggle to align US, Chinese and EU interests

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"The biggest threat that technology companies fear is being held responsible for the consequences of their work."
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The UK is preparing to host the world's first international artificial intelligence safety summit.

Industry news site Verdict said the "landmark" summit, bringing together tech leaders, business experts and politicians, follows concern from the UK government AI "could threaten global stability and undermine our values".

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