According to UN Security Council meets for first time on AI risks | Inquirer News, China warned against the technology becoming a "runaway horse" during the United Nations Security Council's first discussion on artificial intelligence on Tuesday, and the United States cautioned against its application to restrict or oppress people.
AI will radically change every element of human existence, according to James Cleverly, the British Foreign Secretary who presided over the summit while his country held the organization's leadership in July.
Because AI is borderless, we urgently need to define the global governance of revolutionary technologies, James Cleverly said after stating that AI might aid in addressing climate change and boosting economies. He did, however, issue a warning that the technology feeds misinformation and may help both state-sponsored and non-state groups in their search for weapons.
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Jack Clark, co-founder of well-known AI firm Anthropic, and Professor Zeng Yi, co-director of the China-UK Research Center for AI Ethics and Governance, informed the 15 members of the council.
According to Guterres, both military and non-military uses of AI might have very negative effects on international peace and security.
The International Atomic Energy Agency, the International Civil Aviation Organization, or the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change are some examples of new U.N. bodies that Guterres supports being established to help international efforts to regulate this astonishing technology.
Zhang Jun, China's ambassador to the United Nations, described artificial intelligence as a double-edged sword and stated that Beijing supports the U.N.'s major coordination role in formulating AI guiding principles.
Zhang added that a focus on people and AI for good is necessary to regulate development and prevent this technology from becoming a runaway horse. Whether it is good or bad, Zhang said, depends on how mankind utilizes, regulates, and balances scientific development with security.
According to UN Security Council meets for first time on AI risks | Inquirer News, in order to address vulnerabilities to human rights that might jeopardize peace and security, governments must collaborate on artificial intelligence (AI) and other cutting-edge technologies, according to Jeffrey DeLaurentis, the deputy U.S. ambassador to the UN.
DeLaurentis informed the council that no member state should utilize artificial intelligence to suppress, censor, or weaken individuals. Russia asked the appropriateness of the council's discussion on AI given that it is tasked with preserving world peace and security. According to Dmitry Polyansky, deputy ambassador of Russia to the United Nations, what is required is a professional, scientific, expertise-based conversation that might take many years and is now taking place on specialized forums.
