UN Official Warns Advanced AI Poses Existential Threat to Humanity

AI could pose 'existential' risk to humanity, UN rights chief warns - Reuters

AI could pose 'existential' risk to humanity, UN rights chief warns  Reuters

UN rights chief warns AI could pose ‘existential’ risk to humanity’

UN rights chief Volker Turk warned on Monday that artificial intelligence could pose a threat to humanity, and pledged to press AI firms to reduce risks that his office said included disruptions to services, communications and democratic systems. He called for “cast-iron guarantees” to secure AI in a speech ahead of the start of his unprecedented second term, in which he also demanded accountability over ‌deaths in US immigration custody and condemned Russia’s reported use of autonomous...

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AI could pose ‘existential’ risk to humanity, UN rights chief warns

AI could pose ‘existential’ risk to humanity

UN rights chief Volker Turk warned on Monday that artificial intelligence could become powerful enough to threaten humanity, and said he would urge companies in the coming days to reduce the risks. “I share the concerns of industry insiders that advanced AI could pose an existential risk to humanity,” Turk told the U.N. Human Rights […]

UN rights chief says AI could pose 'existential risk to humanity'

The United Nations rights chief warned on 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 the massive tech companies, their owners and enable...

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AI could pose ‘existential’ risk to humanity, UN rights chief warns

Advanced AI could pose 'existential' risk to humanity, UN warns

Advanced artificial intelligence could pose "an existential" threat to humanity, U.N. rights chief Volker Turk warned on Monday as he pledged to press AI ⁠firms to curb risks that...

AI could pose ‘existential’ risk to humanity, UN rights chief warns - The Star

AI could pose ‘existential’ risk to humanity, UN rights chief warns  The Star

Urgent action needed on AI threats to humanity — UN rights chief

UN Human Rights Chief Volker Turk warns AI poses an “existential threat to humanity” and demands urgent action to regulate AI and reduce risks. Read More: https://punchng.com/urgent-action-needed-on-ai-threats-to-humanity-un-rights-chief/

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AI could pose ‘existential risk to humanity’: UN rights chief

"The need for AI governance is widely acknowledged, but where is the action?" he asked, warning that "delay only benefits the massive tech companies, their owners and enablers". The post AI could pose ‘existential risk to humanity’: UN rights chief appeared first on Vanguard News.

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