UK and US said to have not signed leaders’ declaration at AI summit

The UK appears not to person signed a leaders’ declaration astatine the climax of the AI Action Summit successful Paris.

There had been reports that the UK would not motion the declaration aft the US had reportedly raised concerns astir the wording, which is said to see references to “sustainable and inclusive AI”.

Downing Street would not remark connected “live” discussions successful Paris arsenic reports from the acme indicated the UK and US had refused to backmost the statement.

We’ll lone ever motion up to initiatives that are successful the UK’s nationalist interests

Prime Minister’s authoritative spokesperson

But the Prime Minister’s authoritative spokesperson told reporters astatine Westminster: “We’ll lone ever motion up to initiatives that are successful the UK’s nationalist interests.”

The spokesperson said the Government has “worked with the French passim this process” and “they stay 1 of our closest partners successful each areas of AI”.

World leaders, tech executives, civilian nine representatives and academics person been successful talks for 2 days successful the French superior implicit the existent advancement and aboriginal absorption of the technology.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer chose not to be the summit, though Technology Secretary Peter Kyle has been successful Paris, wherever helium said helium would talk to planetary partners astir cementing the UK’s presumption arsenic an “AI pioneer”.

Earlier connected Monday, US Vice President JD Vance urged Europe to person a light-touch attack to regularisation of AI successful bid to foster innovation, but besides warned planetary partners against doing deals with “authoritarian regimes” astir the technology.