UK hosts first global AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park with 28 nations signing declaration

The United Kingdom convenes the first international AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park — the historic site of World War II codebreaking operations. Representatives of 28 countries, including the US, EU, China, and India, sign the Bletchley Declaration acknowledging that AI poses existential risks requiring international cooperation. Rishi Sunak, the British Prime Minister, chairs the summit. Elon Musk participates in a public interview. The summit establishes AI Safety Institutes as a model for government research into frontier AI risks. The declaration marks the first time China has signed onto a major international AI governance framework.