India joins 27 countries and EU in pledging to assess AI risks

India, along with 27 other countries and the European Union (EU), signed a declaration at a meeting in the UK committing to collaborate in evaluating the risks associated with Artificial Intelligence (AI).

The participating countries included Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, Netherlands, Nigeria, The Philippines, the Republic of Korea, Rwanda, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America, and the European Union.

According to a post on the official page for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s office on social media platform X (former Twitter), leading AI nations reached a world-first agreement on AI Safety. A declaration, known as “The Bletchley Park Declaration,” involved 28 countries coming to a consensus on the opportunities, risks, and the necessity for international cooperation concerning cutting-edge AI, which represents the most pressing and hazardous risks.

The UK government issued a statement titled “The Bletchley Declaration,” which was endorsed by delegates from the 28 participating nations, including the EU. It issued a stark warning about the threats posed by the most sophisticated “frontier” AI systems.

The declaration noted that AI presents enormous global opportunities: It has the potential to transform and enhance human wellbeing, peace and prosperity. To realise this, AI should be designed, developed, deployed, and used, in a manner that is safe, in such a way as to be human-centric, trustworthy and responsible.