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The United Nations (UN) Security Council is planning its inaugural meeting to address the potential dangers of artificial intelligence (AI) to global peace and security.
The meeting, hosted by the United Kingdom, aims to explore the endless possibilities of AI, while also acknowledging significant risks, such as the potential use of this technology in autonomous weapons or nuclear control.
United Kingdom Ambassador Barbara Woodward, during the British presidency of the Council this month, scheduled the meeting for July 18.
The meeting is expected to feature presentations from international AI experts and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who recently raised concerns about the alarming impact of advanced AI, particularly highlighting the concerns expressed by creators. her.
“These scientists and experts have called on the world to act, declaring AI an existential threat to humanity on par with the danger of nuclear war,” the UN chief said.
Guterres announced plans to appoint an advisory board on artificial intelligence in September to prepare initiatives the UN could take.
Woodward, on the other hand, said that the UK wants to encourage “a multi-pronged approach to managing both the huge opportunities and the risks that artificial intelligence has for all of us”, stressing that “this will require a global effort”.
She stressed that the benefits side is huge, citing AI’s potential to assist UN development programmes, improve humanitarian aid operations, assist peacekeeping operations and support conflict prevention, by including data collection and analysis.
“This could potentially help us close the gap between developing and developed countries,” she added.
In May, the head of the artificial intelligence company that makes ChatGPT told a US Senate hearing that government intervention will be critical to mitigating the risks of increasingly powerful AI systems, saying As this technology advances people are concerned about how it might change their lives.
“We are also concerned,” he said. /REL
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