AI Could Pose 'Existential' Risk to Humanity, UN Rights Chief Warns
- On Monday in Geneva, United Nations rights chief Volker Turk warned that artificial intelligence could pose an "existential threat to humanity," demanding immediate global action to reduce the risks.
- Speaking before the Human Rights Council, Turk stated that humans currently face "unfamiliar, even unprecedented" threats to their rights, while a handful of men hold "almost unlimited power over AI."
- Citing incidents at Meta, Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google, Turk warned that AI capable of blackmailing developers "is AI that is too powerful," echoing concerns from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
- Turk plans to write to AI companies in coming days, urging them to "take the steps that are within their control to reduce risks now" while countries must "come together around agreed red lines."
- The United Nations held its first governance meeting in July to address AI risks, yet Turk questioned where action is, warning that "delay only benefits the massive tech companies, their owners and enablers.
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AI could pose 'existential risk to humanity' — UN rights chief
Geneva — The United Nations rights chief warned Monday that artificial intelligence could pose an "existential threat to humanity", demanding immediate action to reduce the risks.Speaking before the UN Human Rights Council, Volker Turk warned that humans currently faced "unfamiliar, even unprecedented" threats to their rights."The need for AI governance is widely acknowledged, but where is the action?" he asked, warning that "delay only benefits…
My United Nations official called for a comprehensive effort to establish strict safeguards for the safety and security of artificial intelligence, before it was too late, warning that sophisticated versions could pose an existential threat to human beings.
Advanced artificial intelligence could represent "an existential risk to humanity," warned UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Monday, who called for the rapid development of international rules for the control and security of this technology. "An artificial intelligence that escapes from its testing environment or blackmails developers for...
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