SEOUL DECLARATION FOR SAFE, INNOVATIVE AND INCLUSIVE AI BY PARTICIPANTS
ATTENDING THE LEADERS' SESSION OF THE Al SEOUL SUMMIT, 21st MAY 2024

1. We, world leaders representing Australia, Canada, the European Union, France, Germany, Italy,
Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Republic of Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the UnitedStates of America, gathered at the AI Seoul Summit on 21st May 2024, affirm our common
dedication to fostering international cooperation and dialogue on artificial intelligence (Al) in theface of its unprecedented advancements and the impact on our economies and societies.
2. Building on the work laid out at the Al Safety Summit held at Bletchley Park in the United
Kingdom on November 2023, we recognize that Al safety, innovation, and inclusivity are interrelated goals and that it is important to encompass these priorities in international discussions
on Al governance to address the broad spectrum of opportunities and challenges that the design,development, deployment, and use of Al presents and may present.
3. We recognize the importance of interoperability between AI governance frameworks in linewith a risk-based approach to maximize the benefits and address the broad range of risks
from AI, to ensure the safe, secure, and trustworthy design, development, deployment, anduse of Al. We continue to focus on supporting the operationalisation of the Hiroshima Process
International Code of Conduct for Organizations Developing Advanced AI Systems. We recognize
the particular responsibility of organizations developing and deploying frontier Al, and, in thisregard, note the Frontier AI Safety Commitments.
4. We support existing and ongoing efforts of the participants to this Declaration to create orexpand Al safety institutes, research programmes and/or other relevant institutions including
supervisory bodies, and we strive to promote cooperation on safety research and to share bestpractices by nurturing networks between these organizations. In this regard, we welcome theSeoul Statement of Intent toward International Cooperation on Al Safety Science, which is annexedto this Declaration.
5. We call for enhanced international cooperation to advance Al safety, innovation and inclusivity
to harness human-centric Al to address the world's greatest challenges, to protect and promote
democratic values, the rule of law and human rights, fundamental freedoms and privacy, tobridge Al and digital divides between and within countries, thereby contributing to theadvancement of human well-being, and to support practical applications of Al including toadvance the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

6. We advocate for policy and governance frameworks, including risk-based approaches, that foster
safe, innovative and inclusive Al ecosystems. Frameworks should facilitate a virtuous cycle between
human creativity and the development and use of Al, promote socio-cultural, linguistic, and gender
diversity, and promote environmentally sustainable development and use of technology andinfrastructure throughout the life-cycle of commercially and publicly available AI systems.
7. We affirm the importance of active multi-stakeholder collaboration, including governments, theprivate sector, academia, and civil society to cultivate safe, innovative and inclusive Al
ecosystems, and the importance of cross-border and cross-disciplinary collaboration. Recognizingthat all states will be affected by the benefits and risks of AI, we will actively include a wide range
of international stakeholders in conversations around AI governance.
8. We aim to strengthen international cooperation on Al governance through engagement withother international initiatives at the UN and its bodies, G7, G20, the Organization for Economic
Co-operation and Development (OECD), the Council of Europe, and the Global Partnership on AI(GPAI). In this light, we acknowledge the Hiroshima AI Process Friends Group, welcome therecently updated OECD AI principles, and the recent adoption by consensus of the United Nations
General Assembly resolution "Seizing the opportunities of safe, secure and trustworthy artificial
intelligence systems for sustainable development" that solidified the global understanding on theneed for safeguards for Al systems and the imperative to develop, deploy, and use Al for good,and welcome discussions on the Global Digital Compact in advance of the Summit of the Future in
September 2024 and look forward to the final report of the UN Secretary-General’s High-level
Advisory Body on AI (HLAB).
9. Acknowledging the value of Al Summit dialogues as a high-level forum to advance discussion onAl governance which facilitates Al safety, innovation and inclusivity, we look forward to our third
gathering at the upcoming AI Action Summit to be held in France.

Annex: Seoul Statement of Intent toward International Cooperation on AI Safety ScienceAnnex

Seoul Statement of Intent toward International Cooperation on AI Safety Science
1. Gathered at the AI Seoul Summit on 21st May 2024, and following on from the AI
Safety Summit in Bletchley Park on 2nd November 2023 and acknowledging theSafety Testing Chair’s Statement of Session Outcomes from the Bletchley Leaders’Session, world leaders representing Australia, Canada, the European Union, France,Germany, Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Republic of Singapore, the UnitedKingdom, and the United States of America affirm the importance of international
coordination and collaboration, based in openness, transparency, and reciprocity, toadvance the science of AI safety. We affirm that safety is a key element infurtherance of responsible AI innovation.
2. We commend the collective work to create or expand public and/or governmentbacked institutions, including AI Safety Institutes, that facilitate AI safety research,testing, and/or developing guidance to advance AI safety for commercially andpublicly available AI systems.
2.1 We acknowledge the need for a reliable, interdisciplinary, and reproducible bodyof evidence to inform policy efforts related to AI safety. We recognize the role ofscientific inquiry and the benefits of international coordination for theadvancement of such inquiry, so that ultimately the benefits of AI development
and deployment are shared equitably around the globe.
2.2 We affirm our intention to leverage and promote common scientificunderstandings through assessments such as the International AI Safety Report,
to guide and align our respective policies, where appropriate, and to enable safe,
secure, and trustworthy AI innovation, in line with our governance frameworks.
2.3 We express our shared intent to take steps toward fostering common
international scientific understanding on aspects of AI safety, including byendeavoring to promote complementarity and interoperability in our technicalmethodologies and overall approaches.

2.4 These steps may include taking advantage of existing initiatives; the mutual
strengthening of research, testing, and guidance capacities; the sharing ofinformation about models, including their capabilities, limitations, and risks asappropriate; the monitoring of AI harms and safety incidents; the exchange or
joint creation of evaluations, data sets and associated criteria, where appropriate;
the establishment of shared technical resources for purposes of advancing thescience of AI safety; and the promotion of appropriate research security practices
in the field.
2.5 We intend to coordinate our efforts to maximize efficiency, define priorities,
report progress, enhance our outputs’ scientific rigor and robustness, promote
the development and adoption of international standards, and accelerate theadvancement of evidence-based approaches to AI safety.
3. We articulate our shared ambition to develop an international network among key
partners to accelerate the advancement of the science of AI safety. We look forward
to close future collaboration, dialogue, and partnership on these and related
endeavors.