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Ruth Bourne, a Jewish WWII codebreaker at Bletchley Park who helped decode the Enigma cipher and was awarded France's Legion of Honour, has died at 99. She contributed significantly to the Allied war effort and spent her later years sharing her experiences through volunteering and education.
Elon Musk is set to attend the U.K.'s artificial intelligence summit this week, where he will participate in a conversation with the U.K. prime minister. The summit, focusing on risks and mitigations for AI, will take place at Bletchley Park, Buckinghamshire, and will be attended by notable figures such as European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres. Musk has previously expressed concerns about the potential risks of AI.
The UK government will host the world's first AI safety summit at Bletchley Park, the historic home of the World War II codebreakers. The summit, scheduled for November 1-2, aims to bring together international governments, leading AI firms, and research experts to discuss the safe development and use of frontier AI technology. The UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, emphasized the need for internationally coordinated action to mitigate the risks associated with AI. The event will address the risks of AI at the forefront of development and explore ways to ensure its safe and responsible advancement. The UK, home to prominent AI companies like DeepMind and Synthesia, is positioning itself as a leader in AI technology and global AI safety regulation.