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US and UK refuse to sign AI safety declaration at summit (arstechnica.com)
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[–] concrete_baby@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

Why did the UK refuse?

[–] IcyToes@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 hour ago

Perhaps due to the same reason UK avoided tariff threats.

Spineless leader. UK is unfortunately a lapdog in this special relationship.

[–] FarceOfWill@infosec.pub 4 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

In a brief statement, the UK government said it had not been able to add its name to it because of concerns about national security and "global governance."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8edn0n58gwo

No idea if thats a real reason or not.

[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 1 points 8 hours ago

Sounds like "we need to have guns if they have guns." Might be right in the short term, but at what future cost?