The “Bletchley Declaration,” an accord intended to guarantee the safe development and application of artificial intelligence technology, was signed by Saudi Arabia is one 28 countries—and the European Union.
It happened on the first day of the two-day AI Safety Summit, a significant global gathering that got underway at North West London’s Bletchley Park on Wednesday. Government officials from several nations, top members of specialized technology and AI institutes, and Abdullah Al-Ghamdi, president of the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority, were among the attendees, according to the Saudi Press Agency.
With the potential for catastrophic risks and unanticipated consequences for humanity, the US, China, the UK, and the EU have all committed to collaborating to ensure that AI technologies are developed and deployed in a safe and responsible manner.
Three main topics were recognized during the summit to be addressed: identifying the risks that artificial intelligence poses, developing risk-based policies by countries, and supporting an international research network to investigate AI safety.
The declaration, which emphasizes the value of cooperative action for the common good and to reduce risks, was characterized by officials as a step toward improving cooperation among stakeholders in the development and use of modern technologies. It calls for information sharing, transparency, and accountability in the field of artificial intelligence.
Al-Ghamdi met on the margins of the summit with representatives from other nations on Thursday, the second and last day of the gathering, according to the SPA.
