She insisted regulations are key as concerns mount over fears of mass job losses, the spread of deepfakes and disinformation, and society’s fabric fraying
The world urgently needs to find a global approach to regulating artificial intelligence, the United Nations’ top tech chief said this week, warning that fragmentation could deepen risks and inequalities.
Doreen Bogdan-Martin, head of the UN’s International Telecommunications Union (ITU) agency, said she hoped that AI “can actually benefit humanity.”
But as concerns mount over the risks posed by the fast-moving technology – including fears of mass job losses, the spread of deepfakes and disinformation, and society’s fabric fraying – she insisted that regulation was key.
“There’s an urgency to try to get … the right framework in place,” she said, stressing the need for “a global approach.”
