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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Alex Hern in Seoul

First companies sign up to AI safety standards on eve of Seoul summit

A man passes by alarge banner for the AI Seoul summit in Seoul, South Korea, on Monday.
Sunak will also co-chair a virtual meeting of world leaders on ‘innovation and inclusivity’ in AI with the Korean president. Photograph: Lee Jin-man/AP

The first 16 companies have signed up to voluntary artificial intelligence safety standards introduced at the Bletchley Park summit, Rishi Sunak has said on the eve of the follow-up event in Seoul.

The standards, however, have been criticised for lacking teeth, with signatories committing only to work toward information sharing, invest in cybersecurity and prioritise research into societal risks.

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