UK, US, EU and China called artificial intelligence threat of catastrophic level The countries signed a common declaration. This is the first international document dedicated to technology.

We are talking about the so-called Bletchley Declaration. 28 countries signed it on the first day of the AI ​​Security Summit organized by the British government. The Guardian reports this.

The countries also agreed to work together on AI safety research, despite signs that the US and UK are competing with each other.

“For the first time, countries have agreed that we need to not only independently, but collectively consider the risks posed by advanced AI,” said UK Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan.

“We welcome the efforts of the international community to cooperate in the field of AI to promote inclusive economic growth, sustainable development and innovation, to protect human rights and fundamental freedoms, and to strengthen public trust and confidence in artificial intelligence systems to realize their full potential,” stressed He. representative of China.

In addition, South Korea agreed to hold such a summit in six months, and France – in a year.

However, there is no consensus as to whether what a global set of AI rules might look like or who should develop them is not yet known.

As OBOZ.UA reported, the main threat of artificial intelligence is not a technological apocalypse in the future. Such ideas only serve to distract from the immediate risks posed by AI – e.g. distribution of fakes.

Earlier, about 350 executives and researchers from companies in the AI ​​industry signed an open letter about the threat of artificial intelligence. The scale of this danger has been compared to pandemics and nuclear wars.