On Wednesday, a group of leading technology executives addressed the United Nations Security Council, urging the international community to develop robust global guardrails for the rapidly advancing field of artificial intelligence.
Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei warned that, if mismanaged, AI could pose a risk to humanity as a whole, stating,
“If managed poorly, I even believe AI could be a risk to humanity as a whole.”
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman called for a coordinated framework of national and international frontier‑AI standards, saying,
“We could lose control of the future to AI.”He outlined standards for measuring capabilities, assessing risks, determining safeguard adequacy, and preserving meaningful human oversight as systems become more autonomous.
Altman added that common standards would allow countries to compare evidence, verify compliance, and share a common language about AI developments, noting,
“With common standards in place, countries can compare evidence, verify compliance, and have a shared language and understanding about what is happening.”
He also stressed the need for rapid incident reporting, classification protocols, secure communication channels between governments and critical‑infrastructure operators, and collaboration among technical experts to address emerging threats, stating,
“We need speedy incident reporting, classification protocols, secure channels among governments, critical infrastructure operators, and collaboration among technical experts on emerging threats.”
British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband urged the council to heed the “stark warning” from AI founders, arguing that governments must not abdicate responsibility to citizens or private companies. He said,
“They are telling us that it cannot just be left to them to prevent disaster from befalling the world. We cannot ignore them because they are right.”Miliband acknowledged AI’s potential to drive growth and cure disease but insisted that measures must be taken to keep the technology secure, safe, and trustworthy.
<small>Source: Daily Post Nigeria — read the original story there.</small>
