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The world’s week on AI safety: powerful computing efforts launched to boost research

UK and US governments establish efforts to democratize access to supercomputers that will aid studies on AI systems.
  1. Nicola Jones
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Rishi Sunak, UK prime minister, centre, prepares to host a plenary session during the AI Safety Summit 2023 at Bletchley Park.

A high-level global summit on AI safety was held at Britain’s historic code-breaking facility in Bletchley Park. Credit: Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty

Two major steps towards governmental oversight of artificial intelligence (AI) occurred this week in the United States and the United Kingdom. Both initiatives represent moves by the two nations to boost their AI research capabilities, and include efforts to broaden access to the powerful supercomputers needed to train AI systems.

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Nature 623, 229-230 (2023)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-03472-x

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