Questions being asked at this weeks Global Ai Safety Summit in south korea. The second of its kind, it is co hosted with britain after the inaugural event in november last year at Bletchley Park near london. Francine bennett is interim director at the Ada Lovelace Institute an independent Research Institute specialising in al and is in south korea for this summit. A very warm welcome to the programme. So first of all, what will be achieved in seoul, do you think . Do you think . Well, thats a aood do you think . Well, thats a good question. Do you think . Well, thats a good question. I do you think . Well, thats a good question. I hope do you think . Well, thats a good question. I hope what| do you think . Well, thats a good question. I hope what will be achieved in seoul is moving on from the conversation from the Bletchley Summit Last year. So we had some really good initial conversations there, and i think what wasnt to see is shaping the development of this, potentially very new te
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are about to be bound for good. it is really important to take the step not only to prevent obvious litter on our beaches and in our parks, i talked to kids during cop26 this year who said they couldn t play safely in our parks because they were covered in litter and they didn t feel like it was good place to play. so this is something we can all do. it also reduces our carbon footprint. it all do. it also reduces our carbon footrint. . all do. it also reduces our carbon footrint. , . . , footprint. it is estimated every ear in footprint. it is estimated every year in scotland, footprint. it is estimated every year in scotland, 300 - footprint. it is estimated every year in scotland, 300 million i year in scotland, 300 million plastic straws, 276 million pieces of plastic cutlery and 66 million polystyrene food containers are thrown away. these are the items which will be bound by the new legislation. which will be bound by the new legislation- which will be bound by the new leaisla