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yesterday unveiled a £100million fund to help develop a 'safe' form of artificial intelligence in the UK.
The Prime Minister said that models such as had the potential to create 'enormous opportunities to grow our economy, create better, well-paid jobs and build a better future through advances in healthcare and security'.
But, speaking at a conference, Mr Sunak acknowledged the need to also 'protect ourselves against the risks the technology may pose'.
Last week, the head of Sir Jeremy Fleming warned that rapid developments in AI could lead to an explosion in disinformation.
Downing Street declined to comment in detail on the briefing, but said Jeremy had highlighted the 'potential for disinformation and the importance of people being aware of it'.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pictured during a Business Connect event in North London
This month, Italy became the first Western country to ban the popular application Chat GPT over privacy concerns.
Elon Musk and senior AI industry executives have called for a six-month 'pause' in the development of the technology to allow society to consider the potential risks.
MPs have called for a global summit to address the potential risks of AI before the technology is taken forward.
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