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UN rights chief: Artificial intelligence could pose an existential threat to humanity

From Postimees · () Estonian

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  • UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warned that artificial intelligence could pose an existential threat to humanity.
  • Speaking to the UN Human Rights Council, Türk called for immediate action to reduce risks from unknown and unprecedented threats to human rights.

Artificial intelligence could pose an existential threat to humanity, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warned on Monday, calling for immediate action to reduce the risks.

Addressing the UN Human Rights Council, Türk said people face unknown and even unprecedented threats to their rights. He linked those dangers to the rapid development and use of artificial intelligence, without providing further details in the report.

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