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UN rights chief warns AI could pose an “existential risk” to humanity

From La Jornada · () Spanish

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  • UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk called for stronger oversight of artificial intelligence.
  • He warned that AI could become an existential risk to humanity if governments do not take measures.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has joined calls for tighter control of artificial intelligence, warning that the technology could become an “existential risk to humanity” if no action is taken.

Existential risk to humanity

· Volker TürkThe UN human rights chief used the phrase to warn about the potential danger of artificial intelligence without stronger measures.
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