Bletchley Declaration (AI Safety Summit 2023): requirements, deadlines and compliance actions
The Bletchley Declaration by countries attending the AI Safety Summit, 1–2 November 2023
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In brief
Bletchley Declaration (AI Safety Summit 2023) is a non-binding policy of International organisations (OECD, UNESCO, UN, G7, ISO), issued by 28 countries and the European Union attending the AI Safety Summit hosted by the United Kingdom. It was adopted on 1 November 2023. Political declaration; no obligations for organisations.
- Instrument type
- Policy
- Status
- Adopted
- Legal force
- Non-binding (guidance, strategy or standard)
- Issuing body
- 28 countries and the European Union attending the AI Safety Summit hosted by the United Kingdom
- Adopted
- 1 November 2023
- Official source
- The Bletchley Declaration by Countries Attending the AI Safety Summit, 1-2 November 2023
- Verification
- Verified against the official source 26 Sep 2026
What is Bletchley Declaration (AI Safety Summit 2023)?
Signed by countries including the United States, China, the EU, India, Japan and Brazil, the declaration recognises the opportunities of AI and the risks of frontier models, commits signatories to cooperate on identifying AI safety risks and building risk-based policies, and launched the summit series continued in Seoul (2024) and Paris (2025) and the network of AI safety institutes.
Who does it apply to?
Political declaration; no obligations for organisations.
- Sectors
- Cross-sector / all sectors
- AI use cases
- Generative AI and foundation models
- Risk categories
- Systemic-risk general-purpose model
- AI system types
- General-purpose AI model
When do the requirements apply?
Dates are taken from the linked official source; a reviewer should confirm in-force and application dates before relying on them.
Official sources
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The Bletchley Declaration by Countries Attending the AI Safety Summit, 1-2 November 2023
UK Government (GOV.UK) · 1 Nov 2023 · Tier 1 source
Cite this record
AIPolicyTracker (2026). “Bletchley Declaration (AI Safety Summit 2023)” [AIPT-POL-0100, record version 1, verified 26 September 2026 by Bhaskar Bhatt]. https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0100 (accessed 27 October 2026). Data licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Cite the official text alongside it: The Bletchley Declaration by Countries Attending the AI Safety Summit, 1-2 November 2023, UK Government (GOV.UK), https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ai-safety-summit-2023-the-bletchley-declaration/the-bletchley-declaration-by-countries-attending-the-ai-safety-summit-1-2-november-2023.
BibTeX
@misc{aipolicytracker2026_bletchleydeclarationaisa,
author = {{AIPolicyTracker}},
title = {{Bletchley Declaration (AI Safety Summit 2023)}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/bletchley-declaration-ai-safety-summit-2023}},
url = {https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/bletchley-declaration-ai-safety-summit-2023},
urldate = {2026-10-27},
note = {Data licensed CC BY 4.0. Accessed 27 October 2026}
}
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Record history
No change to this record's tracked fields has been recorded since 15 October 2026, when field-level history began.
Record version 1: Added in the September 2026 global coverage expansion from the official source listed; reviewer to confirm dates, status and scope against the source text. Every earlier wording is in the GitHub repository.
Frequently asked questions
Is Bletchley Declaration (AI Safety Summit 2023) in force?
Not yet. Bletchley Declaration (AI Safety Summit 2023) has been adopted (1 November 2023).
Is Bletchley Declaration (AI Safety Summit 2023) legally binding?
No. Bletchley Declaration (AI Safety Summit 2023) is a policy; it sets expectations rather than legal requirements, unless another instrument gives it force.
Who does Bletchley Declaration (AI Safety Summit 2023) apply to?
Political declaration; no obligations for organisations.
Where is the official text of Bletchley Declaration (AI Safety Summit 2023)?
The official text is published by UK Government (GOV.UK) at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ai-safety-summit-2023-the-bletchley-declaration/the-bletchley-declaration-by-countries-attending-the-ai-safety-summit-1-2-november-2023 (The Bletchley Declaration by Countries Attending the AI Safety Summit, 1-2 November 2023). This record links to it and is checked against it.
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