The British Academy partnered with the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology on one of four official events that took place in advance of the first global summit on Artificial Intelligence (AI) safety on 1-2 November 2023 at Bletchley Park, the outcomes of which aimed to feed directly into the Summit planning. The British Academy event was a private roundtable on ‘Possibilities of AI for the public good: the summit and beyond,’ held on 12 October 2023. This note summarises some of the central themes and messages that emerged from the discussion.