UN Unanimously Adopts First-Ever AI Resolution, Calling for Safe and Inclusive Development of Emerging Technology
• The UN General Assembly unanimously adopted its first resolution on artificial intelligence, backing efforts to ensure AI is safe, secure, and trustworthy.
• The resolution aims to close the digital divide between rich and poor countries and ensure developing nations can benefit from AI.
• It recognizes the rapid development of AI and stresses the urgency of achieving global consensus on governance frameworks.
• The resolution calls on all countries and organizations to develop regulatory approaches for safe AI systems, with adequate safeguards.
• It emphasizes that human rights and freedoms must be respected throughout the life cycle of AI systems.