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In a statement published on Friday, government officials said
the event would build on the "Bletchley Declaration", an
agreement between countries - including the U.S. and China - to
cooperate on AI safety.
CONTEXT
When Microsoft-backed OpenAI released ChatGPT in late 2022, many
were impressed, while some were alarmed.
Former Google researcher and "godfather of AI" Geoffrey Hinton
said the technology posed a more urgent threat to the world than
climate change. Elon Musk called for an immediate pause in the
development of such systems.
In November last year, Britain hosted the first AI Safety
Summit, bringing together world leaders, tech moguls and
academics to discuss how best to regulate the rapidly developing
technology.
After the two-day event, more than 25 government representatives
signed a joint declaration agreeing that countries would work
together and establish a common approach on oversight.
In order to keep pace with the technology, it was agreed that
future summits would take place every six months. South Korea
will hold a largely virtual event in May, with France hosting
the next in-person summit later in 2024.
KEY QUOTES
"The AI Safety Summit held in Bletchley last year marked a
milestone in which the government, industry and academia came
together to address the potential risks of AI, and I am pleased
that the Republic of Korea takes the baton from the UK," said
Lee Jong-Ho of South Korea's ministry of science and information
and communication technology.
"AI is advancing at an unprecedented pace that exceeds our
expectations, and it is crucial to establish global norms and
governance to harness such technological innovations to enhance
the welfare of humanity."
(Reporting by Martin Coulter; editing by Mark Heinrich)
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