can be applied to the work that is being done at these leading technology companies that cross sector and that and also covers extreme risk potential which, i think, it is important to be covered. 0n the hull, i think yes. what i do think is in the uk and elsewhere where the line i left on the technology companies to be doing the technology companies to be doing the safety work and assessment and evaluation work and i m delighted that companies like open ai seem to be doing a good job of that but that can t be the path to go along forever and at some point there needs to be an empowered external body that regulates and ensures that standards are met and how these applications are developed and not just acting after the fact when problems emerge. just acting after the fact when problems emerge. sean, director of ai futures and problems emerge. sean, director of ai futures and responsibility - ai futures and responsibility programme at the university of cambridge and a signatory along
government to implement to counteract some of these problems that you raised in this report? there s a huge amount of money in the private sector which should be put in to improving your homes if the government had a system which protected that investment. all it needsis protected that investment. all it needs is to step forward on that front. if we don t do something about the flood defences, more and more people will in fact be flooded. the cost of clearing up afterwards is significantly greater than the cost of protection. anyway, what s the government therefore if it isn t to protect the public? that s his first duty. the other part of it is it can repair things much more effectively by having systems which bring the private sector in and the money that is there. it s only because the government has not been
responsive enough and hasn t given confidence to the private sector to provide the money which we need to have to protect people against climate change. have to protect people against climate chance. ., , , climate change. lord deben, when ou re climate change. lord deben, when you re talking climate change. lord deben, when you re talking about climate change. lord deben, when you re talking about as climate change. lord deben, when you re talking about as your- climate change. lord deben, when you re talking about as your report j you re talking about as your report stipulates, this is a make or break moment. it s pretty scary what you re saying and i wonder if you re speaking in these alarmist ways that you actually negate the impact you are making the stuff you put people off because they think they can t do anything and i wonder about the difficulty with sticking say, solar panels on rules of flats when people live in such a densely populated areas in the uk. live in such