British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak recently announced that Google DeepMind, OpenAI and Anthropic, three technology teams widely considered world industry leaders in generative AI technologies, have agreed to provide the UK with early access to their AI models.
Sunak made the announcement during a speech. opening London Tech Week, an event described by the organizers as "a global celebration of technology, uniting tomorrow's most innovative thinkers and talents in a week-long festival."
He made the comment while outlining a three-part plan to ensure that AI systems in the UK are deployed safely. The first step, according to a transcript of the speech, is to conduct cutting-edge security research:
“We are working with the frontier labs: Google DeepMind, OpenAI and Anthropic. And I am pleased to announce that they have committed to providing early or priority access to models for research and security purposes to help build better assessments and help us better understand the opportunities and risks of these systems.”
The prime minister went on to explain that the second step in the UK plan is the recognition that AI, as a technology, does not "respect traditional national borders", which requires the formation of a global task force.
Finally, the third step, according to Sunak, is to invest in both AI and quantum to "harness the extraordinary potential of AI to improve people's lives." He cited recent investments worth $1.125 billion and $2.75 billion, for computing and quantum technologies, respectively, as steps the UK had already taken to achieve this goal.
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It is unclear at this time exactly what form of "early or priority" access the UK government will get or when such access will be granted.
Google DeepMind, OpenAI and Anthropic have historically offered betas and limited preview versions of its large language models (such as Google's Bard, OpenAI's ChatGPT, and Anthropic's Claude). The three companies have also invested in both internal testing with company scientists and external testing. evidence with hired experts.
The prime minister did not clarify whether the UK would gain access to production models before the general public or contractors or whether the commitment was simply to give access to government and other priority researchers.
These comments come at an active time for UK regulatory efforts. Parliament is not only racing to find comprehensive protections for citizens in connection with the recent boom in generative AI, but also also faces increasing pressure to regulate cryptocurrency, blockchain and Web3 technologies.
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