British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pitches UK as home of A.I. safety regulation as London bids to be next Silicon Valley

CNBC June 12, 2023
Ryan Browne

Key Points

– British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday pitched the U.K. as a global center for AI safety, seeking to position the country as a leader in regulation of the technology as countries around the world race to secure a leading role.

– “I want to make the U.K. not just the intellectual home but the geographical home of global AI safety regulation,” Sunak said, addressing a packed tech conference in London Monday.

– Sunak last week announced the first global AI safety summit in the U.K. later this year.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak made a big pitch to the tech community Monday, casting the U.K. as a global center for artificial intelligence and regulation of the...

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