India, 27 other nations, and EU to mitigate AI risks

India, along with 27 other countries and the European Union, signed a declaration at a meeting in the United Kingdom pledging to work together to assess the risks associated with artificial intelligence.

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The countries represented were: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, the Netherlands, Nigeria, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, Rwanda, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America, and the European Union.

Taking to social media platform X, the official page for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s office said, “Leading AI nations have reached a world-first agreement on AI safety.”

“The Bletchley Park Declaration sees 28 countries agree on opportunities, risks, and the need for international action on frontier AI systems that pose the most urgent and dangerous risks,” it added.

The UK government on Wednesday issued a statement titled "The Bletchley Declaration", which was signed by delegates from the 28 participating nations including the EU and issued a dire warning about the threats presented by the most sophisticated "frontier" artificial intelligence systems.