US, UK Unveil International Agreement for Developing Artificial Intelligence Systems

Australia, Canada, Germany, Italy and Japan are among the other 16 countries featured in the new AI agreement.

Four Twitter accounts apparently generated by artificial intelligence software are displayed on a laptop in Helsinki on June 12, 2023. The fake profiles, posing as American environmentalists, posted tweets in support of the United Arab Emirates, its handling of the COP28 climate summit, and the role of its COP28 chief, oil executive Sultan Al Jaber, in promoting climate action. Olivier Morin/AFP

An international agreement to ensure artificial intelligence (AI) systems remain safe from rogue actors and assist developers with cybersecurity decisions has been unveiled jointly by agencies in the United States and the United Kingdom.

The 20-page document, published by both the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), has a set of guidelines for tech companies to follow while creating AI products and services.