The British Foreign Secretary warns: AI could become the biggest security challenge in the next decade

British Foreign Secretary Cooper warned that the world must urgently establish protective measures to curb the threats posed by artificial intelligence.

Bloomberg reported that Cooper said that artificial intelligence (AI) could become "the biggest security challenge in the next 10 years", and called on the international community to cooperate and eliminate the associated risks.

According to the statement, she will compare AI with the post-World War II efforts to ensure nuclear safety in an article published by the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House). Back then, after the atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan, the international community began to reach consensus on nuclear issues.

She pointed out in the article: "On the nuclear issue, the international community reached a consensus only after witnessing the terrifying power of the atomic bomb explosion in Hiroshima and beginning to think about what would happen if this technology fell into the hands of bad people. We cannot wait until a similar disaster occurs in the AI field before taking action."

Cooper said that the UK will host the first Global AI Security Summit in 2023, bringing together leaders from around the world and major tech companies, including the world's richest man, Elon Musk. Therefore, the UK holds a favorable position in the discussions on AI regulation.

She said, "Only when there is sufficient international consensus on how to address security and regulatory issues can we fully leverage the tremendous opportunities brought about by cutting-edge technologies."

A recent report by the United Nations warns that AI could be used for cybercrime, fraud and the dissemination of false information, potentially leading to "catastrophic consequences". The report states that the development of this technology has outpaced the response capabilities of various governments.

Previously, the American AI company Anthropic had restricted the release of the Mythos model because they were concerned that this model might be used to discover network vulnerabilities.