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."