China’s Participation in UK AI Safety Summit (Bletchley Park Summit 1-2 November 2023), was not officially recognized by the UK.
Key Points
- China participated in a top-level ministerial meeting at the UK AI Safety Summit, despite not being recognized by the UK as a “like-minded” participant.
- China’s Vice Minister of Science and Technology, Wu Zhaohui, was present on the first day of the summit, but there was no explanation for China’s absence on the second day.
- British Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden suggested that it might not have been appropriate for China to join certain sessions with like-minded countries.
- China’s participation in the summit was not publicly advertised, and the British government did not comment on individual countries’ participation.
- Despite questions about China’s involvement, the UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak considered the summit a success and mentioned that China was engaged in the process.
Sources
- Exclusive: China took part in leaders’ AI meeting even though UK did not acknowledge – Reuters
- Exclusive-China took part in leaders’ AI meeting even though UK did not acknowledge – Patreon – AOL
The Bletchley Declaration by Countries Attending the AI Safety Summit, 1-2 November 2023 – GOV.UK
- China calls for AI safety cooperation at summit – CGTN
UK, US, EU and China sign declaration of AI’s ‘catastrophic’ danger – The Guardian
China will attend Rishi Sunak’s AI summit despite backlash from Tory MPs – The Telegraph
