No 10 worried AI could be used to create advanced weapons that escape human control

At global summit in UK, Rishi Sunak will highlight risk of criminals and terrorists using technology to make bioweapons

Concerns that criminals or terrorists could use artificial intelligence to cause mass destruction will dominate discussion at a summit of world leaders, as concern grows in Downing Street about the power of the next generation of technological advances.

British officials are touring the world ahead of an AI safety summit in Bletchley Park in November as they look to build consensus over a joint statement that would warn about the dangers of rogue actors using the technology to cause death on a large scale.