The United Nations has launched an effort to reshape the future of Artificial Intelligence (AI), seeking to reduce the dominance of a handful of technology superpowers and give every country an equal voice in writing the global rules that will govern one of the world’s fastest-growing technologies.
The inaugural Global Dialogue on AI Governance, which opened on Sunday in Geneva, brings together governments, technology companies, academics, civil society organisations and technical experts in what the UN describes as the first truly inclusive global platform for AI governance.
The move comes at a time when AI is transforming economies, public services and national security, yet the rules guiding its development have largely been shaped by countries with the most advanced AI industries, leaving developing nations with little influence despite being among those most affected by the technology.
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Opening the dialogue, António Guterres, UN secretary-general, warned that AI is advancing at a pace faster than governments can regulate.
