Scope of Rishi Sunak’s first AI institute in UK likely to be ‘narrow’

Experts welcome UK prime minister’s announcement, but question potential of the new institute

The UK prime minister has announced the world’s first AI Safety Institute, but a professor of artificial intelligence at a prominent university has said its remit is likely to be “narrow”.

Rishi Sunak announced the formation of the institute and £100 million of funding to “accelerate the use” of artificial intelligence, in a speech at the Royal Society today.