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Nations pushing for AI governance around issues of access and privacy

A top U.N. official cites strong concerns about mental privacy, which is 'a line that we should not cross at all' as AI develops.

Amandeep Singh Gill, the U.N. Secretary-General's Envoy on Technology (AN/U.N. Web TV)
Amandeep Singh Gill, the U.N. Secretary-General's Envoy on Technology (AN/U.N. Web TV)

A draft resolution proposed by the United States and co-sponsored by 56 other nations asks the U.N. General Assembly to promote a shared approach to "safe, secure and trustworthy" artificial intelligence.

"AI has enormous potential to shape our economies, societies, and the world for the better," U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield told reporters at U.N. headquarters on Thursday. "We must ensure these benefits extend across the globe to countries at all levels of development."

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