TRADE UNIONS, rights groups and other civil society organisations say they have been excluded from a government summit on artificial intelligence despite the threats posed by the technology.

The summit takes place tomorrow and Thursday at Bletchley Park, the secret centre where German codes were deciphered during the second world war.

More than 100 British and international organisations, including the TUC, have signed an open letter to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak calling the summit a missed opportunity and saying that the event will be dominated by big technology companies that will profit from artificial intelligence (AI).