The statement was signed by 28 countries and the EU who collectively cover six continents.
The new agreement takes its name from the site.
Known as the Bletchley Declaration, the communique establishes a shared understanding of AIs dangers and opportunities.
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A favoured buzzword at the summit, frontier AI encompasses advanced, general-purpose models such as OpenAIs ChatGPT.
According to the British government, these are the systems that pose the most dangerous and urgent risks.
Signatories of the declaration agreed that substantial risks could arise from frontierAI.
But critics argue that such fears have been deliberately overblown.
Lewis Liu, the CEO of machine learningstartupEigen Technologies, is among the most vociferous critics.
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But it distracts from the actual and already existing existential risks.
Style over substance?
While the declaration makes bold warnings, its very light on detail.
Whats more notable is the coalition of nations that have backed the pact.
The signatories include the US and China, who made a rare agreement on the world stage.
Their collaboration, however, will be extremely limited in practice.
Bennett notes that there are already various policies that contain far more substance.
Well have to wait and see whether good intentions are followed by meaningful action.
We might not have to wait long.
Another one will then take place in France.
As things stand, however, it appears domestic legislation will obstruct any significant international deal.
Story byThomas Macaulay
Thomas is the managing editor of TNW.
He leads our coverage of European tech and oversees our talented team of writers.
Away from work, he e(show all)Thomas is the managing editor of TNW.
He leads our coverage of European tech and oversees our talented team of writers.
Away from work, he enjoys playing chess (badly) and the guitar (even worse).
