UK not too small to be centre of AI regulation, says Rishi Sunak

PM uses Washington visit to push Britain as global centre for technology and seek US involvement in safety summit

Rishi Sunak has used a trip to Washington to push the UK as a global centre for artificial intelligence regulation, insisting its record in the sector will make others listen to this mid-sized country".

Downing Street is hopeful that Joe Biden, whom Sunak was to meet at the White House on Thursday, will agree to US involvement in a UK-hosted global summit on AI safety in the autumn.