
The collaboration aims to collectively safeguard against actors, whether state-affiliated or not,
who seek to misuse AI for their objectives.
A group of influential members of parliament (MPs) in the United Kingdom have advised the
government to collaborate with democratic allies to address the potential misuse of artificial
intelligence (AI), emphasizing London’s aim to be a key player in advancing the emerging technology.
On Aug. 31, the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee (SITC), an advisory body to the
government, recommended in a report that Britain aligns with similar nations sharing democratic
values. This collaboration aims to collectively safeguard against actors, whether state-affiliated or not, who seek to misuse AI for their objectives.
U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak intends to convene a summit in early November, bringing together
global leaders and tech leaders at Bletchley Park, a historic World War Two code-breaking center.
The goal is to establish guidelines for AI, enabling the U.K. to assume a more substantial role in both
regulating and becoming a central hub for the AI industry.
The report highlights AI’s capacity to spread deepfakes, which could deceive the public, and the risk of
bad actors leveraging the tech to develop new biological and chemical weapons.
The House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee recently urged the government to
abandon proposals granting AI developers unrestricted access to train their systems using pre-existing
music, literature and art. In a different report dated Aug. 30, the committee cautioned that the
government’s initial proposal to exempt AI-driven text and data mining from copyright protections
could diminish the value of arts and culture, relegating them to mere resources for AI advancement.
Within the government, discussions have arisen regarding the inclusion of China in the November
meeting. This gathering is set to convene the Group of Seven global leaders, along with industry
executives, as reported by Bloomberg, citing sources knowledgeable about the matter.
The SITC report advised the government to draft an AI bill for deliberation during an upcoming session
of parliament on Nov. 7. Failure to do so could result in the U.K. falling behind other legislative efforts,
notably the ongoing discussions concerning the EU’s AI Act, the report states.