World leaders, computer scientists and tech executives are currently meeting at Bletchley Park – the home of codebreaking and computing – for the first AI summit in history. 

The UK has marked the event by publishing the Bletchley Declaration, described as a “landmark achievement” that signals a starting point in the conversations around the risks of AI technologies. The document has been signed by representatives from the European Union and 28 countries, including the US and China.  

The agreement is expected to “lay the foundations” for the discussions that will take place during the summit, and describes the need to address the risks that AIs could pose to society as “the only way to safely unlock the extraordinary opportunities”, according to UK technology secretary Michelle Donelan. 

The declaration aims to boost collaboration and communication between countries and companies engaged in the development of AI technology, stressing the need for appropriate...