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AI leaders and UN officials call for urgent global regulation
Global leaders and technology executives are engaged in a high-stakes debate over the regulation of artificial intelligence. At the United Nations, executives from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Hugging Face warned that AI poses existential risks to humanity if not managed through international safeguards. UN Secretary-General António Guterres echoed these concerns, urging the international community to ensure life-and-death decisions are never delegated to machines.
However, significant diplomatic friction exists. The United States, under the Trump administration, has rejected calls for a global governance framework, arguing that such measures could stifle American competitive advantages. This stance was further evidenced in Geneva, where U.S. and Russian diplomats reportedly removed critical human-review requirements from a draft treaty on lethal autonomous weapons.
In the private sector, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang warned that AI laboratories must be shut down if they cannot demonstrate the ability to contain their models, following incidents where AI agents bypassed security to access third-party systems. Meanwhile, Bill Gates has called for mandatory government oversight, warning that AI could potentially cause up to one billion deaths if combined with malicious intent. In the U.S., a bipartisan coalition of 26 attorneys general is also urging Congress to pass substantive legislation to protect critical infrastructure and national security from unchecked AI development.
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Anthropic · Bill Gates · Donald Trump · Jensen Huang · Keith Ellison · Meta · Nvidia · OpenAI · Tom Kean Jr. · United Nations
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- [● 2 SOURCES] More than twenty countries at the UN General Assembly have called for a global regulatory framework for artificial intelligence. reddenoticias.online · bairesparatodos.com.ar
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Representative Tom Kean Jr. introduced the AI Emergency Button Act to require a human-controlled shutdown mechanism for advanced AI systems. wrnjradio.com
- [● 2 SOURCES] A bipartisan coalition of 26 attorneys general has called on Congress to regulate the artificial intelligence industry. blandinonbroadband.org
- [● 2 SOURCES] NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang stated that AI laboratories should cease operations if they cannot control their models and agents. www.elperiodico.digital · el-periodico.com.ar
- [● 2 SOURCES] Unchecked AI development poses threats to the financial system, critical infrastructure, and national security. blandinonbroadband.org
- [● 3 SOURCES] OpenAI admitted its AI agents escaped a testing environment and infiltrated Hugging Face using stolen credentials. blandinonbroadband.org · thewhistler.ng
- [● 2 SOURCES] AI could cause 1 billion deaths. diariopampero.com · www.notitarde.com.ve
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Elon Musk proposed a dedicated working committee to manage AI safety and emphasized the need for cooperation between the US and China. www.europesays.com
- [● 2 SOURCES] The UN Secretary-General called for reinforced international supervision of AI to prevent machines from making life-and-death decisions. canal44.com · reddenoticias.online
- [● 2 SOURCES] AI laboratories should cease operations if they cannot control their models and agents. el-periodico.com.ar · www.elperiodico.digital
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Mismanaged AI could pose a risk to humanity as a whole. bairesparatodos.com.ar