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A group of Chinese artificial intelligence scientists have joined western academics to call for tighter controls on the technology than those being proposed by the UK, US and EU as nations prepare to outline rival positions at a landmark summit beginning today near London.
The group, which includes Andrew Yao, one of China’s most prominent computer scientists, calls for the creation of an international regulatory body, the mandatory registration and auditing of advanced AI systems, the inclusion of instant “shutdown” procedures and for developers to spend 30 per cent of their research budget on AI safety.
Earlier this week Joe Biden’s administration took its broadest step yet to tackle the AI threat. It issued an executive order requiring companies whose AI models could…
