Sunak and Google plot way to keep an eye on AI

RISHI Sunak plans a rapid overhaul of regulations to control the growing impact of artificial intelligence after talking to the boss of Google.

The Prime Minister yesterday met with Sundar Pichai, chief executive of Google’s parent company Alphabet, to discuss an international agency to police AI’s rapid expansion as Mr Sunak looks to tighten the UK’s current regulations.

The PM believes the Government’s White Paper on AI, only published in March, is already out of date. He is under pressure from his own MPs to host an annual international summit on the issue to put Britain at the forefront of the response to policing the technology.

The meeting with Mr Pichai comes after he held talks with OpenAI boss Sam Altman, whose company created Chat GPT, and other industry representatives. Mr Sunak and the AI bosses have already acknowledged the technology carries ‘existential risks’ without effective new regulation.

After yesterday’s talks, No 10 said: ‘They discussed opportunities... on safe and responsible AI development and agreed to remain in touch.’