AI safety debated at the UN Security Council

A story of 1 related event · arranged 25 Sep 08:19 UTC · Sources | Summary

The event reports a Security Council session on AI and international security.

Where accounts differ

Different readings

Whether AI development needs new governance structures and international standards

OpenAI and Altman called for a US-led global standards effort and national and international standards for measuring capabilities, assessing risks and maintaining human oversight.
White House official Michael Kratsios said rapid progress was not a reason to pause AI development or constrain it with new governance structures.

The statements reflect different approaches to the policy response: international standards and oversight on one side, and opposition to new governance constraints on the other. From: AI executives warn of risks and call for international safeguards at UN Security Council

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AI executives warn of risks and call for international safeguards at UN Security Council

The UN Security Council held a France-convened meeting on artificial intelligence and international security, hearing from leaders of OpenAI, Anthropic and Hugging Face. The executives warned that AI could outpace human oversight and called for stronger safeguards and international cooperation, while a senior US official opposed pausing development or creating new governance structures.

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