OpenAI, Microsoft, and Anthropic descend on Dublin for major AI safety summit

The world’s leading artificial intelligence companies have descended on Dublin to attend a major AI safety summit. Around 1,500 people were expected to attend the summit on Wednesday, making it one of the largest gatherings of the AI sector and policymakers in Europe this year. The summit launches European AI Innovation Month, which concludes in Brussels on Nov. 17. Earlier this month, Irish minister Niamh Smyth, responsible for artificial intelligence regulation, criticized Trump’s policy of letting AI giants self-regulate and shared her belief that many U.S. state legislators are envious of the regulatory framework established in the EU. The International AI Summit will bring together leading international voices from government, regulation, industry, research, and innovation to explore how Europe can harness artificial intelligence to drive competitiveness, growth, and societal benefit…