The UK will host a new AI Safety conference in San Francisco, California, following the summit in Bletchley Park and the subsequent event in Seoul last May.

Held across the 21st and 22nd November, the event will feature a number of workshops and discussions focused on AI safety ahead of France hosting the AI Action Summit in February 2025.

The UK AI Safety Institute opened its international office in San Francisco earlier this summer.

The event will follow the fist meeting of the International Network of AI Safety Institutes, which will take place on the 20th to the 22nd of November, also in San Francisco, hosted by the US government.

Members of the network include the UK, the EU, the US, France, Japan, Kenya, Australia, Canada, South Korea, and Singapore.

The UK-run event aims to provide a moment for AI companies to take stock and share ideas and insights to support the development of their AI safety frameworks through a targeted day of talks between signatory companies and researchers.

“The conference is a clear sign of the UK’s ambition to further the shared global mission to design practical and effective approaches to AI safety,” science, innovation, and technology secretary Peter Kyle, said.

“We’re just months away from the AI Action Summit, and the discussions in San Francisco will give companies a clear focus on where and how they can bolster their AI safety plans building on the commitments they made in Seoul.”

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From today, attendees are also urged to share thoughts on potential areas of discussion at November’s conference, including existing and current proposals for developer safety plans, the future of AI model safety evaluations, transparency and methods for setting out different risk thresholds.

The event will be co-hosted by the Centre for the Governance of AI and led by the UK’s AI Safety Institute, aiming to help building a deeper understanding of how Frontier AI Safety Commitments are being put into practice.

The conference has been designed as a forum for attendees to exchange ideas on best practice in implementing the commitments, ensuring a transparent and collaborative approach for developers as they refine their AI safety frameworks ahead of the AI Action Summit.