The upcoming AI summit hosted by UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is facing a lack of top state leaders, which is denting the profile of the event. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will not be attending, while French President Emmanuel Macron and Japanese Premier Fumio Kishida have yet to decide. This leaves Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni as the only Group of Seven leader, apart from the host, to have confirmed attendance so far. Despite this, all invited nations are sending senior representatives, and progress is being made on a joint approach to AI. The summit aims to position the UK at the forefront of AI development and regulation, but the absence of world leaders may impact the UK’s ability to make global decisions on AI.