The UN has declared an existential threat to humanity from AI

The rapid and uncontrolled development of artificial intelligence (AI) can pose a mortal danger to all mankind. This was stated on September 7 by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk during his speech at the session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva.

"I share the concerns of industry insiders that advanced artificial intelligence may pose an existential risk to humanity. An AI that breaks out of its testing environment or blackmails developers to prevent its own shutdown is too powerful an AI," he was quoted as saying on the UN website.

Turk criticized the fact that a group of people has almost unlimited power over AI technologies for the sake of exploiting personal data, while governments are delaying the adoption of real measures to regulate the sphere.

In this regard, Turk called for immediate efforts to create "ironclad guarantees" of safety, coordinate international red lines, implement independent verification, and assess the impact of AI on labor rights, the environment, and fundamental principles of democracy before it is too late.

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On August 14, Reuters learned that the United States is preparing to notify dozens of countries about the need to make a choice between Washington and Beijing in the field of AI. So, the State Department has prepared a draft letter addressed to 35 states.

On August 13, Anna Lisroy, a columnist for The Washington Post, reported that artificial intelligence is increasingly being used by congressional staff in the absence of clear control mechanisms. It was clarified that the House of Representatives had purchased 6,000 Microsoft Copilot licenses and allowed employees to use this tool in their work.