A report on the state of advanced AI capabilities and risks –
written by 100 AI experts including representatives nominated by
33 countries and intergovernmental organisations.
From: Department for Science,
Innovation and Technology and AI Safety Institute
Published 29 January 2025
Last updated 18 February 2025 — See all updates
Documents
International AI Safety Report
2025
Ref: DSIT research paper series number 2025/001
PDF, 4.45
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International AI Safety Report
2025: executive summary (Arabic)
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PDF, 948
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International AI Safety Report
2025: executive summary (Chinese)
Ref: DSIT research paper series number 2025/001
PDF, 1.75
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International AI Safety Report
2025: executive summary (French)
Ref: DSIT research paper series number 2025/001
PDF, 964
KB, 25 pages
International AI Safety Report
2025: executive summary (Russian)
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PDF, 746
KB, 23 pages
International AI Safety Report
2025: executive summary (Spanish)
Ref: DSIT research paper series number 2025/001
PDF, 842
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Details
The International AI Safety Report is the
world's first comprehensive synthesis of current literature of
the risks and capabilities of advanced AI systems. Chaired by
Turing-award winning computer scientist, Yoshua Bengio, it is the
culmination of work by 100 AI experts to advance a
shared international understanding of the risks of
advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI).
The Chair is supported by an international Expert Advisory
Panel made up of representatives from 30 countries, the
United Nations (UN), European
Union (EU), and Organization
for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
The report does not make policy recommendations. Instead it
summarises the scientific evidence on the safety of
general-purpose AI to help create a shared
international understanding of risks from
advanced AI and how they can be
mitigated. General-purpose AI – or AI that can perform a wide
variety of tasks – is a type of AI that has advanced
rapidly in recent years and is widely used by technology
companies for a range of consumer and business purposes.
The report is concerned with AI risks
and AI safety and focuses on
identifying these risks and evaluating methods for mitigating
them. It summarises the scientific evidence on 3 core questions
– What can general-purpose AI do? What are risks
associated with general-purpose AI? and What
mitigation techniques are there against these
risks? and aims to:
- provide scientific information that will support informed
policymaking – it does not recommend specific policies
- facilitate constructive and evidence-based discussion about
the uncertainty of general-purpose AI and its outcomes
- contribute to an internationally shared scientific
understanding of advanced AI safety
The report was written by a diverse group of academics, guided by
world-leading experts in AI. There was no industry or
government influence over the content. The secretariat organised
a thorough review, which included valuable input from global
civil society and industry leaders. The Chair and writers
considered all feedback and included it where needed.
The report will be presented at the AI Action Summit in Paris
in February 2025. An interim version of this
report was published in May 2024 and presented at
the AI Seoul Summit.
Background
At the Bletchley AI Safety Summit, 30
nations agreed to build a shared scientific and evidence-based
understanding of frontier AI risks through the
development of an international, independent, and inclusive
report on the risks and capabilities of
frontier AI.
The International AI Safety Report delivers
on that mandate, providing a comprehensive synthesis of the
existing literature on the risks and capabilities of
advanced AI models.
As host of the AI Safety Summit, the UK
commissioned Yoshua Bengio to deliver this report, with
operational support from a secretariat hosted by the
UK AI Safety Institute. The UK
government has agreed with participating countries that it will
continue to provide the secretariat for the report until a
suitable long-term international home is agreed, and Professor
Yoshua Bengio will continue acting as Chair for 2025.
The report was developed in-line with the principles and
procedures, agreed by the Chair and Expert Advisory
Panel.
