UN Panel Urges Binding Rules to Govern AI Development, Citing Risks of Uncontrolled Systems
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The UN has created an advisory group to provide recommendations on governing AI and establishing an international AI governance agency.
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The group's interim report proposes measures to strengthen AI governance, ensure ethical deployment, and promote accountability and inclusivity.
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The co-chair warned the recommendations must become binding, not just suggestions, to have impact.
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The report stresses the need to account for linguistic and cultural differences globally in AI systems dominated by English and North American data.
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The UN envoy argues for balancing guardrails and innovation, warning over-regulation could lose public trust but uncontrolled governance risks outcomes.