The United Kingdom and United States have declined to sign an international agreement on artificial intelligence.
The statement was signed by dozens of other nations at the global AI Action summit in Paris, but the U.S. and U.K. refused, with the U.K citing concerns about national security and "global governance" and U.S. Vice President JD Vance saying that over-regulation of AI would “kill a transformative industry just as it's taking off”.
A spokesperson for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was asked at the summit if they were strategically following the States lead by not signing, which was denied, stating they were “not aware of the U.S. reasons or position” on the declaration.
Meanwhile, one day earlier on Monday, local time, the U.K government launched it's very first AI playbook for the public sector.
Despite concerns the international agreement promised to ensure that "AI is open, inclusive, transparent, ethical, safe, secure and trustworthy, taking into account international frameworks for all”.
French President Emmanuel Macron backed it, calling for further regulation.
"We need these rules for AI to move forward," Macron said at the summit.
There were 60 other signatories, including France, China, India, Japan, Australia and Canada.
