Leaders pledge to contain potentially ‘catastrophic’ AI risks at U.K. summit

Government officials and industry leaders convened an international summit in the United Kingdom to examine possible regulation of artificial intelligence.

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST:

Delegates from 28 countries, including the U.S. and China, gathered today at a bucolic English country estate. They gathered to sound an alarm about AI – artificial intelligence. They pledged to work together to contain what they call the potentially catastrophic risks posed by this technology. Well, NPR’s Lauren Frayer has been covering this two-day summit of politicians and tech CEOs. Hey there, Lauren.

LAUREN FRAYER, BYLINE: Hi.

KELLY: I want to start with a very basic question.

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