World leaders still need to wake up to AI risks, say leading experts ahead of AI Safety Summit

Currently, the AI world is focussed on pushing AI capabilities further and further, with safety and ethics as an afterthought. However, as the second AI Safety Summit in Seoul (21-22 May) approaches, twenty-five of the world's leading AI scientists say not enough is actually being done to protect us from the technology’s risks. Current research into AI safety is seriously lacking, with only an estimated 1-3% of AI publications concerning safety. According to the authors, for exceptionally capable future AI systems, governments must be prepared to take the lead in regulation. Currently, the AI world is focussed on pushing AI capabilities further and further, with safety and ethics as an afterthought.