More than 1,300 signatories have so far made clear their opinion that AI is a "force for good, not a threat to humanity" by signing an open letter (via BBC) entitled "AI open letter to UK Government and Industry." Its main intention is to counter the current culture of AI doomsaying, but there's another motive for British reputation in particular.
Organised by the British Chartered Institute for IT (BCS), the letter not only hopes to improve the reception of the ever pervasive technology and "unite the professional community of technologists behind shared standards of technical and ethical practice in AI", it also seeks to push the mark of "Coded in Britain" so it might one day be recognised as a "global byword for high-quality, ethical, inclusive AI."
