OSLO, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- Norway and Britain on Thursday signed a letter of intent in Oslo to deepen cooperation on artificial intelligence (AI), with plans to explore joint work on computing infrastructure, model safety testing and international oversight of advanced AI systems.
Norwegian Minister of Digitalisation and Public Governance Torgeir Micaelsen and British Minister for Artificial Intelligence Kanishka Narayan announced the cooperation in a joint statement on the sidelines of the Atlantic Future Forum, held aboard the British aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales, which was making a port call in Oslo.
Under the statement, AI Norway, a national hub within the Norwegian Digitalisation Agency that promotes the responsible development and use of AI, would seek closer cooperation with Britain's AI Security Institute on testing and evaluating AI models and assessing the risks posed by advanced systems.
The two countries also plan to explore cooperation on cybersecurity, AI research and defense applications, and to coordinate more closely on international standards.
The statement of intent is nonbinding. Norway's government said the two sides aim to follow it with a memorandum of understanding to specify future cooperation. The initiative builds on the strategic partnership announced by the two countries in December 2024. ■
