The development of artificial intelligence may worsen global inequality and the window for global governance to remedy that is closing fast, according to a new report from the United Nations.
The findings come from a preliminary report released this week by the UN's Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence, a body of 40 experts drawn from around the world and established by the General Assembly in 2025.
“The more AI advances without shared rules, the less say governments and people will have in the outcome,” said António Guterres, the UN secretary general, at a press conference on Wednesday.
“Our message to governments is simple: do not wait … the science is here. We can no longer say we did not know what we do.”
What did the report find?
