The 2024 AI Seoul Summit was co-hosted by the South Korean and British governments. The Seoul Declaration was adopted to address

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technology and related challenges and opportunities.

Background

The AI Seoul Summit is the second such meeting following the

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held in the United Kingdom in November 2023. In the Bletchley Declaration, the participating countries agreed to prioritize identifying

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risks of shared concern, a shared concern, but at the Seoul Summit, the leaders also recognized the importance of AI.

Notable attendees

The summit was attended by the leaders of

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countries, including the United States, Canada, France, and Germany, South Korea, Singapore and Australia, representatives of the United Nations, the

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, and the European Union. Also in attendance were representatives of global companies such as

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CEO

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Chairman

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maker

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, Google,

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, Meta, and South Korea's top portal operator

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AI safety research center

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, Lee Jong-ho said that South Korea was planning to open an

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in 2024. He also expressed his intention to strengthen cooperation for the development of international standards.

Outcomes

Seoul Declaration for Safe, Innovative and Inclusive AI

The Seoul Declaration was adopted at the summit by leaders representing the EU, the USA, the UK, Australia, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore. The declaration is a commitment to foster international cooperation to help develop AI governance frameworks that are interoperable between countries, partly by integrating the Hiroshima Process International Code of Conduct for Organizations Developing Advanced AI Systems. It advocates for the development of human-centric AI in collaboration with the private sector, academia, and civil society.

Seoul Ministerial Statement for advancing AI safety

At the ministerial meeting of the summit, the Seoul Ministerial Statement, a joint statement calling for the improvement of the safety, innovation, and inclusivity of AI technologies, was adopted by ministers from Australia, Canada, Chile, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, the Netherlands, Nigeria, New Zealand, the Philippines, South Korea, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates, the UK, and the USA, as well as an EU representative. It aims to develop low-power chips as the AI industry rapidly expands and massive consumption is expected.

References

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