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The United Nations chief called on Monday for a global governance system to shape artificial intelligence for the good of humanity, warning against allowing the technology itself to “vibe-code” our future.

With AI advancing at “runaway speed”, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres cautioned that “an experiment is being run on our own societies, without a plan and without consent”.

“That is not sustainable,” he said, speaking before a first Global Dialogue on AI Governance in Geneva, which brings together governments, tech companies, academia and civil society.

“AI is already transforming our world,” he pointed out.