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AI cannot be left to 'whims of a few billionaires', UN chief tells India summit
UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged tech leaders to back a $3 billion fund to build AI skills, capacity, and governance to prevent global exclusion and inequality.
- On Thursday at the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General, urged tech companies and tech tycoons to support a $3 billion Global Fund on AI, saying `Our target is $3 billion`.
- The five-day summit, held in New Delhi, is the first global AI meeting in a developing country and the fourth since 2023, wrapping up on Friday.
- Guterres said done right, AI can accelerate breakthroughs in medicine, education, food security, climate action, and public services, but warned it can also deepen inequality, amplify bias, and fuel harm.
- The U.N. has set up an AI scientific advisory body, and last week appointed the Independent International Scientific Panel on AI to analyse risks and share evidence.
- Warning of exclusion, António Guterres said many countries risk being `logged out` of the AI age without building skills, data capacity and affordable computing power.
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AI cannot be left to 'whims of a few billionaires', UN chief tells India summit
UN chief Antonio Guterres warned technology leaders at a global AI summit in India Thursday of the risks of artificial intelligence, saying its future cannot be left to "the whims of a few billionaires". The UN chief called on tech tycoons to support a $3 billion global fund to ensure open access to the fast-advancing technology for all.
UN chief warns AI cannot be left to ‘whims of a few billionaires’
NEW DELHI, Feb 19 — UN chief Antonio Guterres warned technology leaders Thursday of the risks of artificial intelligence, saying its future cannot be left to “the whims of a few billionaires”.Speaking at a global AI summit in India, the UN chief called on tech tycoons to support a US$3 billion (RM11.7 billion) global fund to ensure open access to the fast-advancing technology for all.“AI must belong to everyone,” he said.“The future of AI cannot…
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