UK to Host 1st Global Summit on AI

Ultra-realistic AI robot Ai-Da poses in front of a painting she made during the press preview of the London Design Biennale 2023 at Somerset House, central London, on June 1, 2023. June 1 to June 25 the Somerset House hosts London Design Biennale. (Photo by Ben Stansall / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION Photo by BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images

The UK will host the first major global summit on AI safety this autumn, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced, vowing to take a “coordinated approach” on emerging tech with U.S. President Joe Biden.

The announcement came ahead of the meeting between the two leaders in Washington on Wednesday.