US President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will discuss artificial intelligence and its risks during a meeting in Washington next week, Politico writes..

Sunak made the announcement after several leading figures in the AI \u200b\u200bindustry released a letter on Tuesday saying the technology should be recognized as an "

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Referring to his meeting with the heads of OpenAI, Google DeepMind and Anthropic last week, as well as recent discussions on AI at the G7, Sunak said that the UK "

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A government official confirmed that they hope to see some " However, a second official said it was not yet clear what could happen as a result of these negotiations..

The PM's comments come amid a broader tightening of the UK government's rhetoric on the risks of AI following the release of an 'innovative' AI White Paper in late March..

Sunak's trip to Washington follows a meeting of the EU-US Council on Trade and Technology in Sweden this week, where senior officials from Brussels and Washington discussed AI..

In addition to AI, Sunak and Biden will discuss the war in Ukraine, energy and climate change, trade and Northern Ireland, the White House said Tuesday..