UK and US said to have not signed leaders’ declaration at AI summit The UK appears not to have signed a leaders’ declaration at the climax of the AI Action Summit in Paris.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer chose not to attend the summit, although Technology Secretary Peter Kyle has been in Paris, where he said he would speak to international partners about cementing the UK’s position as an “AI pioneer”.
There had been reports that the UK would not sign the declaration after the US had reportedly raised concerns about the wording, which is said to include references to “sustainable and inclusive AI”.
Earlier on Monday, US Vice President JD Vance urged Europe to have a light-touch approach to regulation of AI in order to foster innovation, but also warned international partners against doing deals with “authoritarian regimes” around the technology.
Downing Street would not comment on “live” discussions in Paris as reports from the summit indicated the UK and US had refused to back the statement.
