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Published by CSIS, this resource covers the 2024 AI Seoul Summit, a key moment in the emerging international AI governance process following the Bletchley Park Summit; relevant for those tracking global AI safety diplomacy.

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A CSIS analysis of the AI Seoul Summit, examining the outcomes of international AI governance diplomacy as a follow-up to the UK AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park. The piece likely covers multilateral commitments, safety frameworks, and geopolitical dynamics shaping global AI governance efforts.

Key Points

  • •The Seoul Summit built on the Bletchley Park AI Safety Summit to advance international cooperation on AI governance and safety norms.
  • •Multilateral diplomacy around AI is evolving, with governments seeking coordinated approaches to frontier AI risks.
  • •Key themes likely include AI safety evaluations, international standards, and inclusion of more countries in governance discussions.
  • •The summit represents a step in an ongoing series of intergovernmental AI safety dialogues aimed at establishing shared frameworks.
  • •Geopolitical tensions and differing national interests complicate the formation of binding international AI governance agreements.

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 On May 21–22, 2024, the Republic of Korea and the United Kingdom cohosted the second AI summit following the United Kingdom’s launch of the series in 2023. The “AI Seoul Summit,” as it was billed, gathered leaders from government, industry, and civil society to discuss global collaboration on AI safety, innovation, and inclusivity. This “ mini summit ” took place both virtually and in Seoul for two days of back-to-back events. Overall, the event succeeded in its goal to continue momentum after the landmark 2023 UK AI Safety Summit. Technically there were two conferences, the AI Seoul Summit and AI Global Forum, but the events were held concurrently, in the same location, and with mostly the same participants.

 Q1: What happened at the first UK AI Safety Summit? 

 A1: The UK AI Safety Summit was an international convening of senior government officials, tech executives, civil society, and researchers to discuss safety and regulation for advanced AI models. Its objective was to monitor frontier AI models, discuss the risks and benefits of such models, and highlight areas for global collaboration to ensure responsible AI development. To keep pace with the rapidly changing landscape of AI, the participants determined that additional follow-on summits ought to be held every six months, with the second in South Korea in May 2024, and the third in France sometime in 2025.

 Q2: What were the major outcomes of the 2023 UK AI Safety Summit? 

 A2: While AI safety has been a key focus of leading AI researchers for more than a decade , senior policymakers have only turned to the issue in the last few years. The UK AI Safety Summit was a “global first” in demonstrating powerful international mobilization around AI safety, marking a distinct shift from the prior focus on “AI ethics” in policy circles. On November 1–2, 2023, high-profile industry executives, civil society representatives, researchers, and government officials from around the world convened at Bletchley Park—the birthplace of the digital, programmable computer—to discuss the safety and policy implications of the world’s most advanced AI models.

 The most significant diplomatic outcome of the UK summit was the Bletchley Declaration , a joint commitment signed by leaders from 28 countries and the European Union 

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