Heads of AI firms tell UN Security Council that it could be a risk to all humanity
Tech leaders warned the UN Security Council that AI could pose a risk to humanity. They called for international safeguards and controls to manage the technology's power. The testimony emphasized the need for global cooperation to prevent AI from becoming uncontrollable.
Tech leaders said countries of the world, through the U.N. Security Council, where they testified Wednesday, have to set safeguards of some kind, which would be controls to prevent the technology from getting too powerful to rein in.
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