During the closing press conference of the AI safety summit on Thursday, Rishi Sunak gave a clear and decisive message at Bletchley Park, stating: “I believe the achievements of this summit will tip the balance in favour of humanity.” How so? For starters, the British Prime Minister announced that the most advanced technology companies will allow governments to vet their AI tools for the first time before their release.
For instance, tech giants such as Meta, Google Deepmind and OpenAI have agreed to let regulators test their latest AI products before releasing them, which officials say will slow the race to develop new AI systems that will compete with humans. Moreover, 28 countries, even China, penned their signatures to the Bletchley Declaration, an agreement of bond to work together on safety standards that may prevent AI systems from turning on humanity.
Rishi Sunak Stresses That No Country Alone Can Stop the Threat of AI
After the delicate chip wars conflict between the US and China, many presume the latter would not sign, let alone attend the meeting. However, Rishi Sunak silenced all the doubters on Thursday as he stated: “Some said we should not even invite China; others said that we could never get an agreement with them. Both were wrong. A serious strategy for AI safety has to begin with engaging all leading AI powers, and all of them have signed the Bletchley Park communique.”
Moreover, Rishi Sunak followed up on his X profile, stating: “The threat of AI does not respect borders. No country can do this alone. We are taking international action to ensure AI is developed safely for the benefit of the global community.”
Although there were still some conservatives around China as they were uninvited to attend the more sensitive discussions on day two and are not part of the new AI models testing led by new AI safety institutes in the US and UK, with the British body positioning itself as a global hub for the multilateral initiative, delegates said they were pleased that China was not only present but also played a crucial role in the discussions.
Rishi Sunak Claims It Is Too Early for Legislation
When questioned on any laws and regulations, Rishi Sunak replied that binding requirements are needed to regulate the technology, but now is the time to move quickly without laws.

“Technology is developing at such a pace that governments must ensure we can keep up. Now, before you start mandating things and legislating for things, I think that takes time, and we need to move faster, and we are, but secondly, you need to know what you are legislating for, which is why our safety institute is so important. How can we write laws that make sense for something we have yet to understand?”
He continued: “So far, we have got the cooperation we need, but, of course, I think everyone would acknowledge, ultimately, binding requirements will likely be necessary, but it is important that we do those in the right way and that needs to be based on empirical evidence that we will get from our testing.”
Countries Are Jostling for Position Behind the Scenes
Having many countries working together is a good sign on the surface, but there are always power struggles behind the scenes. For instance, every party wants to lead in setting the rules governing AI development, recognising that this can also help drive scale in favour of their national and corporate priorities.

On the one hand, Some British officials hope to receive international approval to use its AI task force as a worldwide platform to test new systems before releasing them to the public. On the other hand, Gina Raimondo, the US Secretary of Commerce, announced that her government would develop its own institute and that the two would work closely together.
Furthermore, Tino Cuellar, president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, claimed: “There are some countries – including some in the European Union, France among them, and some in the global south – that are interested more generally in the availability of this technology to multiple countries.” Which AI technologies? He highlighted France is far more enthusiastic about the possibilities of open-source AI, which allows anyone to use and develop new models.
Rishi Sunak Describes AI as a Pandemic
Undoubtedly, AI is creeping its way to replacing humanity, as Elon Musk described it as “one of the biggest threats” humanity faces, and to him, it is unclear if “we can control such a thing” when humans face “something that is going to be far more intelligent” than us.
In reply, Rishi Sunak mentioned: “Elon Musk is someone who has for a long time spoken about AI. I am delighted that he was attending and participating yesterday.” However, he also said the summit’s success lies in bringing together governments and leaders around the globe to discuss mitigating technology risks rather than “focusing on one individual”.
As for his opinions, Rishi Sunak stated: “There is a case to believe that AI may pose a risk on a scale like pandemics and nuclear war as people developing this technology themselves have raised the risk that AI may pose, and it is crucial not to be alarmist about this. There is certainly debate about this topic as people in the industry disagree, and we cannot be certain. Therefore, as leaders, we have a responsibility to act to take the steps to protect people, and that is what we are doing.”
Also Read: Why Joe Biden Is So Alarmed About AI Risk
How to View AI Moving Forward?
Despite the reservations surrounding AI and the risks it may bring, especially to the working industry, Rishi Sunak stated that rather than dismissing AI, one should view the technology as a “co-pilot”.

Rishi Sunak explained at a press conference at the close of the summit: “I know this is an anxiety that people have. We should look at AI more as a co-pilot than something that may replace someone’s job. AI is a tool that can help almost everybody do their jobs better, faster, and quicker, and that is how we are already seeing it deployed.”
Therefore, it is time to embrace your ChatGPT account during work rather than fearing it will replace your position in the future. Who knows? Maybe it will actually enhance your work capability and earn you a promotion shortly.
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