Experts have warned of the dangers of artificial intelligence, from programmers to Elon Musk, XAI, or Sam Altman himself behind Chatgpt. Now Antonio Guterres, UN Secretary General.
The UN high position has made it clear that it is time to take measures to regulate the advance of artificial intelligence. The possibility that it may be the cause of the end of humanity begins to sound stronger and stronger.
The UN asks for more AI regulation
Guterres is not against the advances that come from the hand of artificial intelligence, although the UN Secretary General asks that governments design a regulatory framework. AI has ceased to be a long -term problem.
«The AI is no longer a distant horizon: it is here, transforming everyday life, the space of information and the global economy at a vertiginous speed,» in statements by Antonio Guterres in the debate of the Security Council on Technology for the transformation of war.
The use of artificial intelligence on the battlefield is a reality that raises a series of challenges. «The issue is not whether AI will influence international peace and security, but how we will mold that influence,» says the UN Secretary General.
Not everything is bad news. Guterres believe that AI can have enormous benefits if it falls into good hands, from helping Anticipate pandemics or food crises, support global logistics operations or identify patterns that can lead to a terrorist attack before it occurs.
Goodbye to the weapons of destruction controlled by AI
Antonio Guterres has warned that AI without control «can also become a weapon.» Cyber -infrastructure cyberbrains and the proliferation of Deepfakes can dynamit world diplomacy.
The UN Secretary points directly to lethal weapons that operate autonomously thanks to AI, something common in conflicts such as the Ukraine War with drones and combat robots. Guterres has confirmed that they work to «conclude a legally binding instrument next year.»
The UN intends to shield decisions on the use of nuclear weapons. Antonio Guterres has commented during the debate of the Security Council that «they must remain in the hands of humans, not of the machines.»
The UN Secretary General is optimistic with the future regulations that can be created. «From the control of nuclear weapons to the safety of aviation, the international community has lived up to the challenge of technologies that could destabilize our societies, agreeing rules, creating institutions and insisting on human dignity,» he adds.
Guterres asks governments to act as soon as possible to regulate AI, warns that the window to design effective measures is quickly closing. «For peace, justice and humanity. We must act without delay,» in statements during the session.