For the first time in history! The Security Council will discuss this potential threat internationally | Artificial Intelligence | The Security Council
According to the Associated Press on July 3rd, the United Nations Security Council will hold its first ever meeting on the potential threat of artificial intelligence to international peace and security. This conference will be organized by the UK, which sees both enormous potential and significant risks in the potential use of artificial intelligence in automatic weapons or controlling nuclear weapons.
According to reports, Barbara Woodward, the Permanent Representative of the UK to the United Nations, announced on July 3rd that the meeting to be held on July 18th will be a central issue for the UK's presidency of the Security Council this month. The meeting will include a briefing by international artificial intelligence experts and United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres. Last month, Guterres stated that the alarm bells for the most advanced forms of artificial intelligence were deafening, and the loudest sound came from their developers.
Guterres said, "These scientists and experts are calling on the world to take action, claiming that artificial intelligence is a threat to human survival, equivalent to the risk of nuclear war."
Guterres announced plans to appoint an artificial intelligence advisory committee in September to prepare for possible actions by the United Nations. He also said that he will respond positively to the establishment of a new artificial intelligence agency by the United Nations and suggest using the International Atomic Energy Agency as a template, as the agency is knowledge-based and has certain regulatory powers.
The report also stated that Woodward said that the UK hopes to encourage "multilateral approaches to address the enormous opportunities and risks that artificial intelligence brings to all of us," which will require global efforts.
She emphasized that the benefits are enormous, as artificial intelligence has the potential to assist United Nations development projects, improve humanitarian aid operations, assist peacekeeping operations, and support conflict prevention. She also said, "This may help us narrow the gap between developing and developed countries."
But Woodward said that artificial intelligence also has serious security issues that must be addressed.