UN & AGI Policy

The UN is actively developing AI policy, focusing on ethical, human rights-based, and mandate-led approaches, with the UN Secretary-General promoting proactive AI adoption across the UN system to support innovation and address potential harms.

The UN system is committed to taking a proactive, ethical, human rights-based and mandate-led approach to adopting AI internally in its work. Under the vision outlined in the UN 2.0 Policy Brief, the Secretary-General is promoting a proactive approach for UN system organizations to use new technologies, such as AI, to support all steps of the innovation process, to address gender inequality, discrimination and bias in artificial intelligence data models, and to invest in predictive and prescriptive analytics, enhanced with machine learning and artificial intelligence.

UN Chief Antonio Guterres calls for creation of new entity to Govern AI
The Express Tribune – 20/12/2024 (10:00)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Av3IXd4Yak0

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses the profound impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on global peace and security. Highlighting the rapid advancements of AI, Guterres emphasizes both its potential and the significant risks it poses. AI is revolutionizing various sectors, from detecting food insecurity and predicting displacement due to climate change, to even identifying patterns of unrest before violence erupts.

However, Guterres warns that the rapid development of AI is outpacing our ability to govern it, leading to serious concerns about accountability, human rights, and the future of international security. The Secretary-General stresses that without human oversight, AI could destabilize global peace, particularly in military applications and cyberattacks. He specifically calls attention to the integration of AI with nuclear weapons, a development he deems alarmingly dangerous.

Further, Guterres highlights the increasing challenges posed by AI in the form of misinformation, deep fakes, and the environmental impact of AI data centers.

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UNCPGA report on AGI Governance

The High-Level Expert Panel on Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), convened by the UN Council of Presidents of the General Assembly (UNCPGA), has released its final report titled “Governance of the Transition to Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) Urgent Considerations for the UN General Assembly” outlining recommendations for global governance of AGI.

The panel, chaired by Jerome Glenn, CEO of The Millennium Project, includes leading international experts, such as Renan Araujo (Brazil), Yoshua Bengio (Canada), Joon Ho Kwak (Republic of Korea), Lan Xue (China), Stuart Russell (UK and USA), Jaan Tallinn (Estonia), Mariana Todorova (Bulgaria Node Chair), and José Jaime Villalobos (Costa Rica), and offers a framework for UN action on this emerging field.

The report has been formally submitted to the President of the General Assembly, and discussions are underway regarding its implementation. While official UN briefings are expected in the coming months, the report is being shared now to encourage early engagement.

Source: Millennium Project

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