misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoUS and UK refuse to sign AI safety declaration at summitarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1106
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minus-squareconcrete_baby@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 days agoWhy did the UK refuse?
minus-squareFarceOfWill@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 days agoIn 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.
minus-squareTelorand@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 days agoSounds like “we need to have guns if they have guns.” Might be right in the short term, but at what future cost?
minus-squareQuazatron@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 days agoTradition. You can’t go around breaking traditions, now can you, minister?
minus-squareIcyToes@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 days agoPerhaps due to the same reason UK avoided tariff threats. Spineless leader. UK is unfortunately a lapdog in this special relationship.
Why did the UK refuse?
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.
Sounds like “we need to have guns if they have guns.” Might be right in the short term, but at what future cost?
Tradition. You can’t go around breaking traditions, now can you, minister?
Perhaps due to the same reason UK avoided tariff threats.
Spineless leader. UK is unfortunately a lapdog in this special relationship.