“ Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war.” THE CENTER FOR AI SAFETY
TAKING STOCK Realising the benefits socially as well as economically is top of mind in this technological paradigm shift. The exponential growth in this new technology’s capability and potential is prompting leaders to
take stock of the
threats to businesses, education, people’s wellbeing and livelihoods the potential of generative AI and machine learning could unleash. So much so that 1,000 signatories
representing tech expertise from Amazon, DeepMind, Google, Meta and Microsoft, as well as OpenAI, which developed ChatGPT, joined to call for a six-month halt on
existential
powerful AI system development. A further 350 chief executives and data scientists backed the Center for AI Safety, a non-profit organisation based in San Francisco, in saying, “Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war”. In moves that could safeguard
both competitive advantage, as well as national and economic security, legislators globally are now assessing the impact of AI and planning next steps. In the UK’s case – one of three countries to have a trillion-dollar tech sector alongside the US and China –
balancing the risks to cybersecurity, the
proliferation of deep fakes
and disinformation campaigns with the potential for economic growth is the focus on how best to innovate and capitalise on this next Industrial Revolution through the government’s AI strategy and now a white paper on cybersecurity. “The UK has an opportunity over the next ten years to position itself as the best place to live and work with AI; with clear rules, applied ethical principles and a pro-innovation regulatory environment,” said a government statement. The outcome of this and other
consultations globally will have significant impact on both the development of home-grown talent, and access to and attractiveness for globally mobile talent in the UK, just as elsewhere. The tech sector itself is already struggling to meet skills needs, underlining the importance of global mobility to keep pace with businesses’ needs. “Arguably more so than any other industry, tech as a sector is truly global,” comments Karoli Hindriks, co-founder and CEO of Jobbatical, a relocation and visa support platform. “The very existence of technology is what’s broken down borders that once existed and has fast-tracked globalisation. Global recruitment has therefore naturally always been essential to the growth of the tech sector.” Figures from Jobbatical for
the year to June 2023 reflect the international marketplace for AI talent. Around a third (29%)
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