Rishi Sunak’s AI guest list risks falling short as leaders hold back

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was hoping his AI summit next month would bring heads of the most powerful nations face-to-face with executives to guard against the technology's “catastrophic” potential. With less than two weeks to go, the guest list is thin on world leaders.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will join US President Joe Biden in skipping the November 1-2 gathering at Bletchley Park, according to people familiar with the matter, who requested anonymity because plans aren't finalised.

Although there's still time for late additions, a lack of top state leaders dents the profile of the event as Britain works to forge an international approach to artificial intelligence.