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U.N. pushes from AI analysis to redistribution, rejecting rich 'whims'

Science authority, political dialogue and capacity funding assembled in parallel as an alternative to formal rule-making.

India is hosting a major international summit on artificial intelligence at New Delhi this month. (India AI Impact Summit)

When the United Nations created an independent scientific panel on artificial intelligence last year, the goal was to establish a shared evidence base. This week, Secretary-General António Guterres proposed a next step: expanding who can participate in the technology itself.

Speaking at the India AI Impact Summit on Thursday, Guterres called for a $3 billion global fund to build computing capacity, data infrastructure and technical expertise in developing countries, warning many could otherwise be “logged out” of the AI era.

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