UN chief sounds alarm on AI risk after Trump plays it down
Guterres said 39-member U.N. advisory body and industry leaders want slower AI development as Trump says existing U.S. safeguards are enough.
- On Wednesday, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned world leaders that rapidly advancing artificial intelligence poses risks requiring stronger oversight, identifying this as a major focus for next week's General Assembly gathering in New York.
- Public alarm is growing following the resignation last week of Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon, who stated that "people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade."
- President Donald Trump argued on Monday that existing guardrails are sufficient to regulate and prosecute artificial intelligence companies, playing down concerns from industry leaders about risks.
- The Security Council may meet next week in New York to discuss artificial intelligence risks during the annual gathering, while Reuters reported that two nations are planning separate mid-September meetings led by lower-level officials.
- Guterres has long advocated for global governance, citing the 39-member advisory body created in 2023 to address artificial intelligence. Trump claimed China would benefit from doubt being cast on AI development.
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