UN panel releases first report laying out benefits – and risks – of artificial intelligence

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The United Nations has released its first global assessment on artificial intelligence, emphasizing rapid advancement over governmental regulation.
The assessment highlights the technology’s potential to expedite progress in health, hunger, learning, and climate.
Experts warn that AI is evolving faster than the systems designed to govern and control it, leading to risks such as cyber threats, disinformation, and potential catastrophic harm.
A concentration of AI development and control among a few companies and countries, predominantly dominated by the United States, raises concerns about who holds power over AI’s future.
The report stresses that without shared rules and effective regulation, governments and citizens may have less influence over AI’s outcomes.
The advancing pace of AI is outpacing the development of effective risk management methods, posing high risks if the gap is not bridged.
The UN panel calls for urgent regulation and safeguards to align with AI’s rapid evolution to prevent it from becoming unmanageable.

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