aceThe UK’s G20 presidency will push Andy Burnham to the centre of the global stage. What will he use it for? | Michael Jacobs
Among the many crucial decisions Andy Burnham has to make over the next few weeks, one has gone almost completely unremarked: what Britain’s priorities will be when it assumes the presidency of the G20 next year. Burnham has said he wants to concentrate on domestic policy. But with the world in turmoil, chairing the group of the world’s largest economies will be one of his most important responsibilities. The last time the UK chaired the forum was in 2009, when Gordon Brown presided over the rescue of the global…
The UK's upcoming G20 presidency could be used to secure agreement on a process toward a global treaty regulating artificial intelligence.
Recent alarm over existential risks of AI has created pressure for international control, but no global regulatory agreement exists.
The G20's track record as a weak institution that rarely commits members to new action limits prospects for a binding AI treaty.
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