‘Concerned about our jobs’ | Unions criticise Government for leaving workers out of AI summit

The UK Government is currently under scrutiny as trade unions and rights campaigners accuse it of prioritising ‘big tech’ over the interests of workers in shaping the future of artificial intelligence.

More than 100 individuals and groups, ranging from workers' organisations and rights advocates to tech executives, have signed an open letter addressed to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, expressing their disappointment with the exclusion of these key stakeholders from this week's AI summit.

The summit, hosted at the historic Bletchley Park, which was once home to the codebreakers who helped secure victory during World War Two, is set to deliberate on the risks associated with frontier AI, the advanced technology that powers products such as OpenAI's ChatGPT.

However, critics argue that the event falls short in representing a diverse range of opinions and, more importantly, those most affected by AI's impact.