{"slug": "uk-will-aim-for-single-set-of-global-ai-standards-at-g20", "title": "UK will aim for ‘single set’ of global AI standards at G20", "summary": "British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the U.K. will use its upcoming G20 presidency to push for \"a single set of global principles and standards\" on AI, calling the technology \"the primary focus\" of that presidency during a meeting with business leaders in New York. Burnham said the U.K. could serve as an \"honest broker\" for a global AI agreement and that unified standards could \"also bring benefits for the U.K. as well in terms of investment.\" President Donald Trump, in his U.N. address shortly before Burnham's remarks, said the United States \"totally rejects any attempt to construct a globalist scheme\" to control AI.", "body_md": "NEW YORK — British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said an international agreement on AI led by the U.K. will seek to establish “a single set of global principles and standards.”\n\nBurnham told a meeting with business leaders in New York that AI will be “the primary focus” of the U.K.’s upcoming G20 presidency.\n\nIt comes as discussions about global AI governance have shot up the diplomatic agenda, with Burnham telling journalists on his way to the U.N. General Assembly on Monday that the U.K. could be an “honest broker” for a global agreement on how to approach the technology.\n\nAdvertisement\n\nIt also came shortly before President Donald Trump used his address to the U.N. to assert that the United States “totally rejects any attempt to construct a globalist scheme” to control AI, in contrast to Burnham's messaging.\n\n“We want to pick up the initiatives that are beginning to emerge, develop, and bring them into a single set of global principles and standards that are very much about unlocking the full potential whilst guarding against the risks,” Burnham told businesses leaders on Tuesday.\n\nBut Burnham said a single set of global standards could “also brings benefits for the U.K. as well in terms of investment.”\n\nCalling AI a “foundational technology,” Burnham said the U.K. will seek to “shape it, work with it, make sure it’s AI for good — understanding the challenges and the risks that come from it.”", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/uk-will-aim-for-single-set-of-global-ai-standards-at-g20", "canonical_source": "https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-will-aim-for-single-set-of-global-ai-standards-at-g20/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication", "published_at": "2026-09-22 15:53:38+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-22 16:23:16.584335+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy"], "entities": ["Andy Burnham", "United Kingdom", "G20", "Donald Trump", "United States", "United Nations General Assembly"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/uk-will-aim-for-single-set-of-global-ai-standards-at-g20", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/uk-will-aim-for-single-set-of-global-ai-standards-at-g20.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/uk-will-aim-for-single-set-of-global-ai-standards-at-g20.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/uk-will-aim-for-single-set-of-global-ai-standards-at-g20.jsonld"}}