International AI expert panel unveiled

An expert advisory panel with experts from 30 leading AI nations has been unveiled to drive forward the first edition of the International Scientific Report on Advanced AI Safety.

The panel will look at the best scientific research on the capabilities and risks of advanced AI.

The report was first unveiled as the State of the Science Report at the UK AI Safety Summit in November, and will help inform discussions at future AI Safety Summits and wider policy making around the world.

The Expert Advisory Panel, features nominees from nations invited to the UK’s AI Safety Summit, as well as representatives of the EU and the UN. Panellists include Dr Hiroaki Kitano (CTO of Sony, Japan), Amandeep Gill (UN Envoy on Technology), and the UK’s Chief Scientific Adviser Dame Angela McLean.

The group will be working to build a broad consensus on the vital global AI safety research, as it looks to improve the understanding of powerful AI systems, their capabilities, and the associated risks on a global scale.

Initial findings are due to be released ahead of the Republic of Korea’s AI Safety Summit in the Spring.

Secretary of state for science, innovation and technology Michelle Donelan said: "The International Scientific Report on Advanced AI Safety will be a landmark publication, bringing the best scientific research on the risks and capabilities of frontier AI development under one roof.  

"The report is one part of the enduring legacy of November’s AI Safety Summit, and I am delighted that countries who agreed the Bletchley Declaration will join us in its development.  

"The International Expert Advisory Panel will ensure a diverse range of opinions are contributing to the report, as we continue to lead the global conversation on the safe development of AI."