As of today, Peter Kyle is the UK's new Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, which means he's the elected official responsible for UK AISI. Here are some brief notes I found on Peter Kyle's stance on AI (all from his Wikipedia page).

  • Peter Kyle was appointed as Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology in September 2023.
  • In October 2023, Kyle said that a future Labour government would reduce regulations on technology companies in the development and use of AI and "put it to work for everyone from every background."
  • In November 2023, Kyle outlined Labour policies to impose stricter regulations on general AI research companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic with stronger requirements for reporting, data-sharing, and user safety. Kyle has also proposed the creation of a 'Regulatory Innovation office', which would expedite important regulatory decisions.
  • In February 2024, Kyle announced that Labour would scrap the existing voluntary testing [...]

First published:
July 5th, 2024

Source:
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/W995yHwMJvCFuhAkv/notes-on-new-uk-aisi-minister

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