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The Global Dialogue on AI Governance, meanwhile, brings governments and other stakeholders together to discuss international cooperation, share experience and work towards greater compatibility between different approaches to AI governance.
The General Assembly designed the two institutions to complement each other: the Scientific Panel provides the evidence, and countries decide at the Global Dialogue what to do in response. ...
On Wednesday, Mr. Guterres called for international cooperation to ensure that AI development remains safe, secure and responsible. He added that voluntary efforts to slow AI development will not be sufficient if they are isolated, unverifiable or unevenly applied.
Asked about how the UN could convene a summit as part of a process leading to effective regulation for humankind, he said it could not be done next week – but it should happen soon, with “everybody on board” from the public, private, scientific, and civil society sectors. ...
Comparing AI development to the Cold War-era arms race between the US and Soviet Union, the Secretary-General called for cooperation between countries at the forefront of AI – including the US and China – to slow down AI development while risks continue to be assessed. ...
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