英国首相办公室招聘AI顾问应对人工智能冲击

英国首相办公室正在招聘多名顾问填补唐宁街10号的职位空缺，其中包括一名AI专家1。该AI顾问将拥有"深度专业知识"，主要职责是为人工智能繁荣对劳动力市场的影响做准备1。此外，这名顾问还需要就前沿AI技术、AI在公共服务转型中的应用以及重大社会影响向首相提供建议1。

首相办公室还计划招聘经济顾问、苏格兰事务顾问和移民安全司法顾问等其他岗位1。其中经济顾问一职旨在替代现任首相助手米努什·沙菲克1。

外交大臣埃德·米利班德曾在9月28日工党大会上表示，AI带来了"令人担忧"的危险1。据报道，招聘负责人伯纳姆曾向英格兰银行前首席经济学家安迪·霍尔丹、预算责任办公室前主席理查德·休斯和跨党派议员吉姆·奥尼尔寻求入职建议，但这些人选均未同意加入1。伯纳姆对惠特霍尔在公共政策方面提供的谨慎有限选项感到沮丧1。

The office of Britain's Prime Minister is recruiting several advisers to fill vacancies at 10 Downing Street, including a specialist focused on artificial intelligence.1 The AI adviser will be tasked with preparing for the effects of AI on the labor market and will provide the Prime Minister with guidance on cutting-edge AI developments, the application of AI to public service transformation, and major societal impacts.1

The recruitment drive comes as concerns about AI's implications grow within government. Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband highlighted the "concerning" dangers posed by AI during a Labour Party conference speech on September 28.1 Beyond the AI role, the Prime Minister's team is also seeking an economics adviser, a Scotland affairs adviser, and an immigration and justice security adviser.1 The economics position emerges as the Prime Minister seeks to replace Minouche Shafik, an assistant to the current Prime Minister.1

Securing candidates for these senior positions has proven challenging. The Prime Minister previously approached former Bank of England chief economist Andy Haldane, former Office for Budget Responsibility chief Richard Hughes, and cross-party Member of Parliament Jim O'Neill for advice, but all declined to take up posts.1 The recruitment effort reflects frustration with the limited options currently available from within the civil service on matters of public control policy.1