United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has issued a stern\nwarning to world leaders regarding the pace of Artificial Intelligence\n(AI) development, which is deemed to hold massive risks that cannot be\nignored.<\/p>\n
This firm stance places Guterress in opposition to US President\nDonald Trump, who previously claimed that existing safety regulations\nare more than sufficient. Ahead of the UN General Assembly in New York\nnext week, Guterres told reporters that the urgency of strict oversight\nof this smart technology will be a crucial agenda item in his meetings\nwith heads of state.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe cannot ignore the concerns that have been voiced, especially by\nthose at the forefront of AI development,\u201d Guterres said, as reported by\nReuters on Thursday.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is the primary responsibility of every government to protect its\ncitizens\u2014including from the threats of artificial intelligence,\u201d\u00a0he\nadded.<\/p>\n
Public alarms regarding the potential destructiveness of AI have\nintensified following the drastic move by Anthropic researcher Jacob\nCoxon, who decided to resign last week. Coxon\u2019s departure was driven by\ndeep concerns that technology developers believe their man-made systems\nhave the potential to trigger mass extinction before the end of this\ndecade. This wave of anxiety has also prompted several leaders of giant\ntech industries to call for a slowdown in the pace of AI innovation.<\/p>\n
Nevertheless, US President Donald Trump remains unmoved. Last Monday,\nhe stated that Washington already possesses adequate guardrails to\nregulate and penalise businesses in the AI sector, while dismissing the\nconcerns voiced by industry executives.<\/p>\n
On the other hand, Guterres has long been consistent in campaigning\nfor the establishment of global AI governance. In 2023, the UN even\nformed a special advisory body consisting of 39 members, including\ntechnology executives, bureaucrats, and global academics from various\nsuperpowers such as the US, Russia, and Japan.<\/p>\n
Diplomats have also leaked that the UN Security Council plans to hold\na special session to discuss AI during the annual summit of world\nleaders next week\u2014a continuation of the first meeting of the 15-member\ncouncil held in 2023.<\/p>\n
According to Guterres, nations holding control over leading AI\ntechnologies must build intensive communication channels, transparent\ninformation exchange schemes, and formulate shared safety standards.\nThis step is considered urgent to prevent an unhealthy \u2018race to the\nbottom\u2019 that could trigger a global disaster in the future.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Trump views doubts regarding domestic AI development as\nmerely providing an advantage to his main competitor, China. Amidst this\nintensifying discourse, Trump is scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting\nwith Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington next week. Previously,\nReuters reported that mid-level delegations from both countries had\nplanned separate meetings in mid-September to specifically discuss\npotential cyber and AI risks.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need a shared understanding of how to advance safe, secure, and\nresponsible AI development\u2014while identifying when these increasingly\npowerful systems require stricter safeguards, or additional measures to\nmanage potential risks,\u201d Guterres concluded.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/un-issues-stern-warning-calling-on-the-world-to-act-immediately-1789696610", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }