It also came shortly before President Donald Trump used his address to the U.N. to assert that the United States “totally rejects any attempt to construct a globalist scheme” to control AI, in contrast to Burnham’s messaging.
“We want to pick up the initiatives that are beginning to emerge, develop, and bring them into a single set of global principles and standards that are very much about unlocking the full potential whilst guarding against the risks,” Burnham told businesses leaders on Tuesday.
But Burnham said a single set of global standards could “also brings benefits for the U.K. as well in terms of investment.”
Calling AI a “foundational technology,” Burnham said the U.K. will seek to “shape it, work with it, make sure it’s AI for good — understanding the challenges and the risks that come from it.”