UK, chair of the meeting, said AI will 'fundamentally alter every aspect of human life'. Read more at straitstimes.com.
UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations Security Council held its first meeting on artificial intelligence on Tuesday where China said the technology should not become a “runaway horse” and the United States warned against its use to censor or repress people.
But he also warned that the technology fuels disinformation and could aid both state and non-state actors in a quest for weapons. Mr Guterres backs calls by some states for the creation of a new UN body “to support collective efforts to govern this extraordinary technology”, modelled on the International Atomic Energy Agency, the International Civil Aviation Organization, or the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Deputy US Ambassador to the UN, Mr Jeffrey DeLaurentis, also said there was a need for countries to also work together on AI and other emerging technologies to address human rights risks that threaten to undermine peace and security.
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