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Rishi Sunak
Former UK Prime Minister who convened the 2023 Bletchley Park AI Safety Summit and warned that AI could enable bioweapons, cyber-attacks and extinction-scale risk, and who now advises Microsoft and Anthropic.
Roles
- 7 May 2015 – presentMember of Parliament for Richmond and Northallerton, House of CommonsSeat named Richmond (Yorks) until the 2024 boundary change; still sitting.Source →
- 13 Feb 2020 – 5 Jul 2022Chancellor of the Exchequer, HM TreasurySource →
- 24 Oct 2022 – 2 Nov 2024Leader of the Conservative Party, Conservative PartySource →
- 25 Oct 2022 – 5 Jul 2024Prime Minister, United KingdomConvened the first AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park and launched the AI Safety Institute in November 2023.Source →
- Jan 2025 – presentWilliam C. Edwards Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford UniversitySource →
- Jan 2025 – presentMember, World Leaders Circle, Blavatnik School of Government, University of OxfordSource →
- 2025 – presentSenior Advisor, Goldman SachsPart-time role with ACOBA limits on lobbying.Source →
- Oct 2025 – presentSenior Advisor, MicrosoftMacro-economic and geopolitical advice only; barred by ACOBA from advising on UK policy or lobbying government.Source →
- Oct 2025 – presentSenior Advisor, AnthropicSalary donated to his charity, the Richmond Project.Source →
On the record
Feb 2026 · Speech · India AI Impact Summit, New Delhi
in the West, the overriding feeling is one of anxiety at the moment
Senior Advisor, Anthropic at the time
Contrasting Western anxiety about AI with what he called Indian optimism; reported 19 February 2026.
Former UK PM Rishi Sunak says India poised to lead in AI at India AI Impact Summit 2026 →
2 Nov 2023 · Statement · 10 Downing Street
Our AI Safety Institute will act as a global hub on AI safety, leading on vital research into the capabilities and risks of this fast-moving technology.
Prime Minister, United Kingdom at the time
Issued on the closing day of the Bletchley Park summit.
26 Oct 2023 · Speech · The Royal Society, London
We should not rely on them marking their own homework, as many of those working on this would agree.
Prime Minister, United Kingdom at the time
On AI developers being the only ones testing the safety of their own systems.
26 Oct 2023 · Speech · The Royal Society, London
Get this wrong, and AI could make it easier to build chemical or biological weapons.
Prime Minister, United Kingdom at the time
Speech delivered a week before the Bletchley Park AI Safety Summit.