UK Pledges £100 Million to Lead Global AI Safety Efforts, Secures Access to OpenAI and DeepMind Models

The UK government announced plans to host an international AI safety summit and lead global regulation of AI.
The UK government will have early access to AI models from OpenAI, DeepMind, and Anthropic to research their safety and risks.
The UK government committed £100 million to develop its own "sovereign" AI and promote growth of British tech industry.
There are concerns the government's efforts may not identify all risks from powerful AI systems like GPT-4 and industry groups may overly influence regulations.
The UK aims to establish itself as an AI and tech hub to compete with global leaders in those fields despite recent struggles of major British tech companies.