‘The world is looking to you for clarity’, UN chief tells AI experts

(UN News) Secretary-General António Guterres told the inaugural meeting of a new independent group of experts on Artificial Intelligence convened by the UN that they have a huge responsibility to help shape how it is used “for the benefit of humanity”. “Individually, you come from diverse regions and disciplines, bringing outstanding expertise in AI and related fields. Collectively, you represent something the world has never seen before,” The UN chief told scientists on Tuesday at the first meeting of the Independent International Scientific Panel on AI. The 40 experts aim to help close “the AI knowledge gap” and assess the real impact the frontier technology will have across economies and societies so that countries can act with the same “clarity” on a level playing field. – ‘The world is looking to you for clarity’, UN chief tells AI experts | UN News