Open Rights GroupOct 31, 2023

“It shouldn’t just be tech bros and politicians who get to shape the future of AI.”

Over 100 groups, experts and activists have called out the capture of the #AISafetySummit by narrow commercial interests. A wide range of expertise and the voices of communities most exposed to AI harms must have a seat at the table. Not doing so means this Summit is a missed opportunity.

More on the open letter we coordinated with @ConnectedByData and the TUC. #AISummitOpenLetter #AI

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366557632/UK-government-AI-Summit-already-branded-missed-opportunity

UK government AI Summit already branded ‘missed opportunity’

The dominance of big tech firms, a focus on speculative risks over real-world harms, and the exclusion of affected workers, mean the AI Safety Summit is a wasted opportunity, say civil society groups

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"The UK government has bungled what could have been an opportunity for real global AI leadership due to the Summit’s limited scope and invitees.

The agenda’s focus on future, apocalyptic risks belies the fact that government bodies and institutions in the UK are already deploying AI and automated decision-making in ways that are exposing citizens to error and bias on a massive scale."

🗣️ ORG's @abigail

#AISafetySummit #AISummitOpenLetter #AI #codedbias

ECNLOct 30, 2023

❗ Communities most exposed to #AI harms must have a powerful say and equal seat at the table. #AISafetySummit

ECNL is joining 100+ orgs, experts and campaigners calling on the UK gov't to prioritise diverse and meaningful #CivilSociety #participation. #AISummitOpenLetter

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@openrightsgroup

https://ai-summit-open-letter.info/

AI Safety Summit: Open Letter to the UK Prime Minister

Open Rights GroupOct 30, 2023

⛔ The #AISafetySummit is a 'closed-door event' ⛔

Over 100 global groups, experts and campaigners have signed an open letter convened by ORG, @ConnectedByData and the Trades Union Congress.

We warn that the people most affected by #AI have been marginalised in favour of vested interests.

Businesses who create and profit from AI systems are being allowed to uncritically set the UK’s agenda.

We must democratise the future of AI!

Read the #AISummitOpenLetter now ⤵️

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/letter-to-rishi-sunak-ai-summit/

Letter to Rishi Sunak: AI Summit is dominated by Big Tech and a ‘missed opportunity’

In an open letter to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, the groups warn that the “communities and workers most affected by AI have been marginalised by the Summit” while a select few corporations seek to shape the rules.

Open Rights Group
Judith TownendOct 30, 2023
I'm among the signatories to this letter coordinated by @ConnectedByData, TUC and @openrightsgroup AI must be shaped in the interests of the wider public: a range of expertise, perspectives and communities must have an equal seat at the table #AISummitOpenLetter #AISafetySummit ai-summit-open-letter.info FT coverage here: http://on.ft.com/46N5wwb
UK summit on AI ‘squeezing out’ workers, say labour groups

Innovation will be ‘smothered’ if Big Tech gains clout at next week’s event, say 100 global signatories in letter to Sunak

Financial Times
timdaviesOct 30, 2023

@ConnectedByData led Open Letter on #AISafetySummit in the Financial Times this morning and now online at https://ai-summit-open-letter.info/

#AISummitOpenLetter calls for the voices of communities most exposed to AI harms must have a powerful
say and equal seat at the table.

We'll be working to demonstrate critical role of public voice with the People's Panel on AI from tomorrow: http://connectedbydata.org/projects/2023-peoples-panel-on-ai

AI Safety Summit: Open Letter to the UK Prime Minister