UN chief asks interntional panel on AI to help build guardrails

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday asked the newly-established International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help decision-markers build effective guardrails, unlock innovation for the common good, and strengthen international cooperation.



Speaking at the first meeting of the panel, which was held virtually, Guterres said AI is advancing at lightning speed today, reshaping economies and societies, and no country, no company and no field of research can see the full picture alone.



"AI will shape peace and security, human rights and sustainable development, the three areas of intervention of the United Nations for decades to come," he said.



The world urgently needs "a shared, global understanding of artificial intelligence, grounded not in ideology, but in science; not in fake news, but in knowledge," the UN chief emphasized.