New Zealand: Issued New Zealand’s government declaration on joining Bletchley Declaration on AI Safety

On 23 October 2024, the New Zealand government adopted the Bletchley Declaration on Artificial Intelligence (AI) safety, which was already signed by 28 other countries. The Bletchley Declaration is an agreement on international cooperation to address AI risks arising from potential intentional misuse or unintended issues of control of frontier AI, focusing on cybersecurity, biotechnology and disinformation risks. In addition, the parties will collaborate to identify AI safety risks and build a scientific and evidence-based understanding of these risks. The parties also agreed to collaborate on building risk-based policies.