Response: Frontier AI Safety Framework Conference
Published 27 September 2024
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| Reference number | FOI2024-00412 |
|---|---|
| Date of request | 20 September 2024 |
| Date of response | 27 September 2024 |
| Outcome | Information partially disclosed |
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (the department) received the following request for information which we responded to under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA):
On 19 September the AI Safety Institute announced an AI Safety conference to be held in San Francisco on 21 to 22 November by invitation only. Please publish:
The criteria by which invitees were selected.
The extent to which public funds will be used to support invitees travel and associated expenses.
The budget allocated for AISI and participants’ involvement in this event.
The names of those invited and/or the organisations they will represent.
The arrangements for those not already invited to request the opportunity to participate and/or to make submissions.
Response:
We can confirm that the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology hold the requested information.
Question 1: The criteria by which invitees were selected.
The primary target audience consists of signatory companies to the Frontier AI Safety Commitments and specifically, employees in the signatory companies working on the implementation of the frontier AI safety commitments, including those with a technical background. The secondary audience consists of researchers specialising in areas related to those commitments, such as experts in risk modelling.
Question 2: The extent to which public funds will be used to support invitees’ travel and associated expenses.
Attendees are expected to cover their own expenses. Where this would not be possible, for example where individual researchers would be unable to attend without support for travel, the department will consider whether supporting travel and potentially accommodation costs would be appropriate on a case by case basis. We expect this to be a small number; attendees working for private companies would not be eligible.
Question 3: The budget allocated for AISI and participants’ involvement in this event.
The exact AISI attendees have not yet been confirmed, but we intend to keep numbers of AISI attendees low. The final budget for AISI attendance at the event has therefore not been determined.
Question 4: The names of those invited and/or the organisations they will represent.
We are unable to disclose the names of individual invitees, as this information is exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, Part II, section 40(2), as this constitutes personal data.
Question 5: The arrangements for those not already invited to request the opportunity to participate and/or to make submissions.
Expressions of interest in participating and/or making submissions will be directed to faisc@governance.ai. All expressions of interest will be evaluated based on the criteria outlined in response to question 1. While we cannot guarantee participation for all interested parties due to space and resource constraints, we will consider all requests in line with the conference’s objectives.