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Key Outcomes of the AI Seoul Summit
webPublished by techUK (UK technology industry association), this summary covers the May 2024 AI Seoul Summit outcomes, useful for tracking the evolution of international AI governance frameworks and voluntary company safety commitments in the post-Bletchley era.
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This techUK resource summarizes the major outcomes of the AI Seoul Summit held in May 2024, covering international agreements, safety commitments, and policy developments among participating nations and companies. It highlights progress on AI governance frameworks, frontier AI safety, and the establishment of international cooperation mechanisms following the Bletchley Park AI Safety Summit.
Key Points
- •The Seoul Summit produced the 'Seoul Declaration' with commitments from governments and AI companies on frontier AI safety standards and risk management.
- •Major AI companies signed onto voluntary safety commitments including pre-deployment evaluations and information sharing on dangerous capabilities.
- •Nations agreed to advance international cooperation on AI safety through a network of AI safety institutes.
- •The summit built on Bletchley Park outcomes and set the stage for a follow-up summit in Paris, continuing momentum in multilateral AI governance.
- •techUK provides industry perspective on what the outcomes mean for UK tech sector engagement in global AI policy.
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Key Outcomes of the AI Seoul Summit
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22 May 2024
by Tess Buckley
# Key Outcomes of the AI Seoul Summit
On 21-22 May 2024, six months after the historic Bletchley Summit hosted by the UK, the international community convened virtually and in South Korea for the AI Seoul Summit to build on the momentum and further global cooperation on AI Safety, Innovation and Inclusion. The two-day summit brought together leaders from governments, industry, civil society, and academia to discuss the responsible development and deployment of frontier AI.
The AI Seoul Summit reaffirmed the international community's commitment to shaping the trajectory of AI development through global cooperation and shared guidelines, setting the stage for continued dialogue and concerted action in the months ahead on the road to the France Summit. This insight outlines the key outcomes of the AI Seoul Summit.
### Pre-Seoul Summit: Reports and events to inform Seoul Summit dialogue
- [Global Commitment to AI Safety reaffirmed](http://https//www.techuk.org/resource/techuk-hosts-pre-ai-seoul-summit-industry-engagement-with-secretary-of-state-for-science-innovation-and-technology-michelle-donelan-mp.html%20%C2%A0 "reaffirmed commitments"): On May 14, 2024, techUK welcomed the Rt Hon Michelle Donelan MP, Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, at an industry event focused on bringing different voices to discuss their expectations and hopes for the upcoming AI Seoul Summit. With over 50 senior representatives from businesses across the techUK membership, the event served as a platform for direct engagement between the industry and the UK Government, setting the stage Seoul.
- [Scientific Report on Safety of Advanced AI published](https://www.techuk.org/resource/dsit-releases-the-interim-international-scientific-report-on-the-safety-of-advanced-ai.html%C2%A0%20%C2%A0 "interim report"): The interim International Scientific Report on the Safety of Advanced AI, published on 17 May, is the product of a collaborative effort following the [Bletchley Park AI Safety Summit](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36L2DVlJLKY&t=1s) in November 2023. This is the first international scientific report on advanced AI safety which presents the current and anticipated AI capabilities, the kinds of risks that we should expect and demonstrates approaches to mitigate and evaluate risks to better inform public policies.
- [UK AI Safety Insitute published fourth p
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