“AI capacities as we speak are concentrated in a handful of highly effective firms – and even fewer nations. In the meantime, too many nations face vital challenges in accessing AI instruments,” António Guterres told a discussion board on synthetic intelligence capability constructing, in Shanghai, China.
Bridging that hole is all of the extra essential given AI’s potential for sustainable improvement. With lots of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) targets off observe, synthetic intelligence may also help rescue the event agenda.
“To really harness AI’s potential, we want worldwide cooperation – and solidarity,” Mr. Guterres added.
Dangers additionally uneven
The UN chief additionally burdened that simply as the advantages of AI are erratically distributed, so too are the dangers.
“With out satisfactory guardrails, AI might additional exacerbate inequalities and digital divides and disproportionately have an effect on essentially the most susceptible,” he warned.
“We should seize this historic alternative to put the foundations for inclusive governance of AI – for the good thing about all humanity.”
Distinctive alternatives
Mr. Guterres famous the upcoming Summit of the Future, the place Governments are anticipated to endorse a brand new International Digital Compact, as an important discussion board to attain simply that.
He additionally highlighted ongoing efforts throughout the UN system.
As an example, in its remaining report this month, the UN’s Excessive-level Advisory Physique on AI is anticipated to stipulate a sequence of suggestions, together with creating an AI Capability Growth Community, establishing a International AI Fund for SDGs and creating a International Knowledge Framework for native AI ecosystems.
Official go to to China
The Secretary-Common is on an official go to to China, the place he’ll participate within the 2024 Summit of the Discussion board on China-Africa Cooperation, in Beijing on Thursday morning (native time).
He will even meet with senior Authorities officers, in addition to with the UN workplaces and businesses in nation.
Over the weekend, Mr. Guterres was in Singapore the place he met with President Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, and different senior officers.
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