
UN Secretary General speaks out against the use of “killer robots”
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There are discussions in the public space about the risks associated with the development of artificial intelligence. Some experts estimate the likelihood of existential threats from AI in the future.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that artificial intelligence should never make decisions about life and death.
Candidate for the post of UN Secretary General Caroline Rodriguez-Birkett emphasized that the use of artificial intelligence must be under human control, and announced UN plans to develop international rules for regulating AI.
UN, September 22 - RIA Novosti. Artificial intelligence should never make life and death decisions, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday, noting that “killer robots” have no place in the future.
Earlier, candidate for the post of UN Secretary General Caroline Rodriguez-Birkett, in a conversation with RIA Novosti, emphasized that the use of artificial intelligence should not occur without human control. She also said that the UN will develop international rules for regulating AI.
“And let us firmly decide that decisions about life and death should never be made by machines. Killer robots have no place in our future,” Guterres said from the rostrum of the UN General Assembly.
Earlier in the public space there was a discussion about the risks associated with AI. A couple of employees of the artificial intelligence company Anthropic shared their opinion that in 10 years, AI has a 10% chance of destroying humanity.
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