UN Chief Backs Idea of Global AI Watchdog Like Nuclear Agency

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday backed a proposal by some synthetic intelligence executives for the creation of a world AI watchdog physique just like the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

Generative AI know-how that may spin authoritative prose from textual content prompts has captivated the general public since ChatGPT launched six months in the past and have become the quickest rising app of all time. AI has additionally grow to be a spotlight of concern over its skill to create deepfake photos and different misinformation.

“Alarm bells over the newest type of synthetic intelligence – generative AI – are deafening. And they’re loudest from the builders who designed it,” Guterres told reporters. “We must take those warnings seriously.”

He has introduced plans to start out work by the tip of the yr on a high-level AI advisory physique to frequently evaluation AI governance preparations and supply suggestions on how they’ll align with human rights, the rule of legislation and customary good.

But on Monday he added: “I might be favorable to the concept we might have a man-made intelligence company … impressed by what the worldwide company of atomic power is at the moment.”

Guterres said such a model could be “very interesting” however famous that “solely member states can create it, not the Secretariat of the United Nations”. The Vienna-based IAEA was created in 1957 and promotes the safe, secure and peaceful use of nuclear technologies while watching for possible violations of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). It has 176 member states.

ChatGPT’s creator OpenAI said last month that a body like the IAEA could place restrictions on deployment, vet compliance with safety standards and track usage of computing power.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has also supported the idea and said he wants Britain to be home to global AI safety regulation. Britain is due to host a summit later this year on how coordinated international action can tackle the risks of AI.

Guterres said he supported the plan for a summit in Britain, but said it should be preceded by “serious work”. He stated he plans to nominate within the coming days a scientific advisory board of AI consultants and chief scientists from U.N. businesses.

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