AI could pose a threat to human existence: UN

Artificial intelligence could become powerful enough to threaten humanity’s existence. This was stated by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk, the correspondent of the Minsk-News agency reports.

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- I urge you today, here and now, to make every effort to establish safeguards for the safety and security of AI before it is too late, he said.

He also warned that only a small group of people have almost unlimited power over AI. Developing countries and supply chain participants need to jointly define common restrictions and prohibitions.

Earlier about the risks of AI for humanity warned and the developers of artificial intelligence, including the head of OpenAI Sam Altman. The UN has already called for common rules for working with neural networks – the first global meeting on this issue was held in July.