Davey to call for non-proliferation treaty to halt super-intelligent AI

UK Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey will call for a global nuclear-style non-proliferation treaty to halt super-intelligent AI development at his party conference in Brighton. He also proposed a new international AI safety agency modelled on the IAEA and headquartered in the UK.

• Davey compared the AI race to a nuclear arms race and urged a global pause
• He proposed an international AI safety agency modelled on the IAEA
• The Lib Dems also floated a big tech levy and a new online crime agency
• Davey criticised the new UK-US AI partnership as insufficient