U.K. summit shows why the U.N. should take lead on AI issues

Technology's risks require an inclusive, global approach to governance

Syed Munir Khasru

November 16, 2023 17:00 JST

The AI Safety Summit held in Milton Keynes, U.K., did not really deliver concrete outcomes and was a clear failure in terms of diverse representation. (Pool via Reuters)

Syed Munir Khasru is chairman of the international think tank Institute for Policy, Advocacy, and Governance.

The AI Safety Summit convened two weeks ago by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was supposed to align interested international parties on questions of setting ground rules around the development of artificial intelligence.