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AI firm leaders tell UN Security Council that it could be a risk to all humanity

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Leaders of major artificial intelligence firms addressed the UN Security Council, calling for international controls on the technology. They warned that unregulated AI could pose risks to humanity. The firms urged the global body to establish safety standards and oversight.

The heads of major artificial intelligence firms pleaded with the United Nations on Wednesday to set controls over the burgeoning technology they are designing in order to save the world — or, at least, its people.

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