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November 1, 2023

The UK and US are setting up national AI safety institutes — what that means for startups

These organisations would work together to prevent harm from AI, but not everyone is convinced

The most concrete result to come out of the UK’s highly anticipated AI summit was the announcement of plans for the UK and US to set up national AI safety institutes — to help AI startups prevent societal risks from the most advanced models.

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Cristina Gallardo

Cristina Gallardo was a senior reporter at Sifted based in Madrid and Barcelona. She covered Europe's tech sovereignty, deeptech and Iberia. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

Tim Smith

Tim Smith was news editor at Sifted. He covered deeptech and AI, and produced Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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