AI must be ‘responsibly equipped’ to tackle doomsday scenarios, says UN chief

As he unveiled a new 39-member international advisory body to oversee AI governance, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres waxed poetic about our accidental robot side experience.

“In our challenging times, AI can make extraordinary progress for humanity,” he said. “From predicting and solving crises, to developing public health services and education services, AI can enhance and enhance the work of governments, civil society and the United Nations across the board.”

According to Guterres, AI was introduced by the United Nations in 2010. planet”

He added that the technology would help him “jump past old technologies” and “better serve the people where the needs are greatest,” adding that the world “needs this faster and faster.”

To take advantage of all these perceived benefits, Guterres hopes the new administration will help mitigate many of the risks.

Guterres said AI must be “responsibly harnessed” and accessible to all the world's people, “including developing countries that need it most.”

AI risks are abundant

Like blockchain's most vocal proponents, Guterres is well aware of the concerns of centralization.

The UN Secretary General warned that “AI expertise is concentrated in a few companies and countries”, which could lead to deep global inequality and “turn the digital divide into a chasm”.

The UN chief pointed to concerns over misinformation and disinformation, invasion of privacy and privacy, fraud and other human rights violations.

One notable development that has raised concerns about AI concerns is the introduction of ChatGPIT, created by tech company OpenAI, which launched last year.

Many fear that the tool's simplicity could not only replace humans in some sectors, but also open up new attacks such as fake press releases, phishing emails or other social-engineering-based attacks.

Another concern is the use of AI-generated hoaxes to spread hate and misinformation on social media, as highlighted in a report by the United Nations in June.

“Without getting into too many doomsday scenarios, it's already clear that the malicious use of AI can undermine trust in institutions, undermine social cohesion and threaten democracy itself,” Guterres said.

The main objective of the new AI management team is to make initial recommendations to avoid those doomsday scenarios and increase additional jump times at the end of the year.

These recommendations will be finalized ahead of the UN's future meeting next September.

The United Nations is not alone in its task of reigning in the dangers of artificial intelligence.

To prevent the harmful effects of ChatGPT abuse and to improve the safety and ethics of AI models, OpenAI announced last month that it will form a “red team” in various fields, including cognitive and computer science, economics, healthcare, and more. Cyber ​​security.

Edited by Liam Kelly.