The new British Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, has just taken office and held his first meeting with US President Donald Trump on Tuesday. The opening atmosphere was pleasant. Trump put aside the differences between the two sides on the Middle East issue, saying that the British leader “was born with the characteristics of a businessman.” In his speech at the United Nations General Assembly, Burnham proposed that in the wave of rapid development of artificial intelligence, Britain can both be a driving force and assume the role of careful checks and balances. Burnham said that world leaders must pay attention to warnings related to artificial intelligence and establish global regulatory standards because “fundamental decisions on this technology are too important to be left to fate.” He said artificial intelligence has great potential, but at the same time, it “disrupts the way we live and work, and amplifies all kinds of risks. We have all heard the warning and must be heeded.” Burnham said that Britain will push countries to adopt rules relating to AI model transparency and access rights, and go one step further to ensure that technology companies also abide by this set of rules. This may conflict with Trump. Speaking at the UN on Tuesday, Trump said the US “completely rejects any attempt to construct a global solution to regulate artificial intelligence.”

The new British Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, has just taken office and held his first meeting with US President Donald Trump on Tuesday. The opening atmosphere was favorable. Trump put aside the differences between the two sides on the Middle East issue, saying that the British leader “was born with the characteristics of a businessman.” In his speech at the United Nations General Assembly, Burnham proposed that in the wave of rapid development of artificial intelligence, Britain can both be a driving force and assume the role of careful checks and balances. Burnham said that world leaders must pay attention to warnings related to artificial intelligence and establish global regulatory standards because “fundamental decisions on this technology are too important to be left to fate.” He said artificial intelligence has great potential, but at the same time, it “disrupts the way we live and work, and amplifies all kinds of risks. We have all heard the warning and must be heeded.” Burnham said that Britain will push countries to adopt rules relating to AI model transparency and access rights, and go one step further to ensure that technology companies also abide by this set of rules. This may conflict with Trump. Speaking at the UN on Tuesday, Trump said the US “completely rejects any attempt to construct a global solution to regulate artificial intelligence.”