UN clearing a path for AI governance
Source: The Manila times
Published on: 2026-04-12 16:08
WITH little fanfare, the United Nations has assembled a team of 40 leading experts from different backgrounds to assess how artificial intelligence is transforming modern life and establish the framework to ensure that the transformation aligns with ethical and societal values. The UN's Independent International Scientific Panel on AI is the first global body of its kind. Its creation "reflects the growing concerns about the risks of unregulated AI," the UN said. In September last year, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned that "humanity's fate cannot be left to an algorithm." Volker Turk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, voiced the same fear. "It reminds me a little bit of Frankenstein's monster; you develop something that you don't control anymore," Turk said in one interview. Get the latest news delivered to your inbox Sign up for The Manila Times newsletters ...
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