A spokeswoman told Reuters that the EU is considering sending officials to Britain’s artificial intelligence safety summit as the world’s first AI law nears completion.
In November, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will organize a meeting of governments, digital businesses, and academics to tackle technological concerns.
Some companies won’t reveal if they were invited. The spokeswoman confirmed that European Commission Vice President Vera Jourova had been invited to the summit, saying: “We are now reflecting on potential EU participation.”
With OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot, AI investment and consumer popularity have grown rapidly.
Sunak wants Britain to lead the world in regulating rapidly emerging technology while the EU is close to passing the first AI Act.
The bloc’s upcoming laws require high-risk AI system users to report their activities, undergo rigorous risk assessments, and share some internal data with authorities.
However, the Financial Times stated that British authorities prefer a less “draconian” AI policy than the EU.
Tech specialist Matt Clifford and former senior diplomat Jonathan Black will lead Summit preparations. Clifford told Reuters last month that he anticipated the gathering would shape international AI regulation debates.
Several foreign leaders, including U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, are anticipated to attend the conference, but who else has been invited or accepted is unknown.
The British government had to defend inviting China to the meeting.
Finance minister Jeremy Hunt told Politico: “If you’re trying to create structures that make AI something that is a net benefit to humanity, then you can’t just ignore the second-biggest economy in the world.”