
国連総会の一般討論演説が米ニューヨークで始まり、各国首脳はAIの急速な発展への対応が後手に回っていると懸念を表明。グテレス事務総長はAI能力の高い政府に最大の責任があると指摘し、マクロン大統領は米中だけがAIに関する意思決定を担うわけではないと主張した。
AI-generated summary
国連総会の一般討論演説は、各国首脳が内外の重要課題について意見表明する場であり、今年はAIの急速な発展が主要議題の一つとなっている。
【ニューヨーク時事】国連加盟国(193カ国)の首脳らが内外の重要課題について意見表明する国連総会の一般討論演説が22日、米ニューヨークの国連本部で始まった。初日の演説では、人工知能(AI)の急速な発展について対応が後手に回っていると懸念する声が相次いだ。
中国当局、ディープシークを調査か 米AIに機密流出疑惑で
今年末に任期を終えるグテレス事務総長は、自身最後の一般討論での冒頭演説で、米中などを念頭に「AIの能力が最も高い政府ほど人類に対して最大の責任を持つ」と指摘。米ソ冷戦期に核軍備管理が進んだ例を挙げ、AIを巡っても「当時と同じ緊急性が求められている」と危機管理に向けた仕組みの早急な構築を呼び掛けた。
フランスのマクロン大統領は「米中だけが(AIに関する)意思決定を担うわけではない」と主張。安全保障や生活に関わる決定に関し、「私たちは譲歩してはならない」と述べた。
フィンランドのストゥブ大統領は、AIが「人類史上最も重大な結果をもたらす技術」だとして対策の必要性を強調。チリのカスト大統領も「倫理的で地政学的な課題」だと問題提起し、トルコのエルドアン大統領は「共通の法的枠組みの確立は先送りできない」と訴えた。
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
国連を中心としたAIに関する国際的な法的枠組みの議論が今後数ヶ月で具体化する
Possible · Within months

17-year-old Shin Ohashi sets a new world record in the men's 200m breaststroke. In addition to Prime Minister Takaichi's visit to the United States and the Japan-US summit meeting, major domestic and international news was reported, including US-China relations and the issue of unauthorized AI intrusion in Australia.

In Indonesia's Yogyakarta Special Region, the incumbent King Hamengkubuwono X, who has ruled the sultanate for over 270 years, has indicated his intention to pass the throne to his eldest daughter. Conflicts are deepening with his younger brothers, who oppose the tradition of male succession.

The Liaison Committee for Families of Victims Abducted by North Korea and the Bipartisan Abduction Coalition met with the senior director of the National Security Council during his visit to Washington, D.C., and requested that President Trump raise the abduction issue, in light of President Trump's desire to hold a U.S.-North Korea summit. Takuya, Megumi Yokota's younger brother and representative of the family association, called for the early return of all abductees and called on Kim Jong-un to make a courageous decision. The United States expressed its continued support for the immediate resolution of the abductions issue.

President Zelenskyy announced at the United Nations General Assembly that he had sent to South Korea two captured North Korean soldiers who were sent to support Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The soldiers have expressed their intention to defect to South Korea after being captured, and the South Korean government has effectively approved their transfer.

The Peace Council, the interim governing body for the Palestinian autonomous region of Gaza led by the Trump administration, held a meeting in New York on the 23rd and announced a six-month reconstruction plan for Gaza. The plan consists of 66 projects, with a total budget of $2.45 billion (approximately 387.8 billion yen). In Gaza, where 20 people were killed when a residential building collapsed and Israeli attacks reportedly caused damage, the project includes setting up temporary housing, rebuilding hospitals and schools, clearing debris, and training international stabilization forces. High Representative Mladenov stressed that he is ready to proceed with implementation once funding and access is secured, but the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas is fragile and delays in funding are an issue.

U.S. Secretary of State Rubio met with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov in New York during the United Nations General Assembly and said that both sides have expressed interest in a U.S.-brokered Russia-Ukraine ceasefire, with a limited scope for grain shipments and energy facilities. He also expressed his hope that President Putin would accept the invitation to the G20 summit in Florida in December. Russia claims that Ukraine is intentionally attacking infrastructure facilities that cross borders and destabilizing the energy market, and the two countries agreed to continue diplomatic contacts.