🚨 BREAKING: After the UK and France, Germany became the third European country to announce a government-backed AI Safety Institute. Will global AI governance FINALLY take off?
On Monday, Germany's National Security Council announced that, after assessing the cybersecurity implications of advanced AI models, it has decided to establish this new national institute.
One of the stated goals of the institute is to intensify the exchange of information with similar institutes worldwide and to work towards global standards in AI.
That's an interesting development, and I'm curious to see if other European countries will follow suit.
Outside Europe, the United States, Canada, Japan, Singapore, and South Korea are examples of countries that have similar institutes.
I've written before about the challenge of establishing global AI governance mechanisms, especially due to growing AI nationalism and the way countries have been tying their political, economic, and military plans to AI development.
Government-backed AI safety institutes can help improve global AI governance through AI safety standards, research collaboration, and ongoing dialogue (at least on critical safety topics!).
I'll keep you posted.
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