The co-chair of the UN AI Advisory Body, Carme Artigas, assured that the main goal of this body is to establish international rules for the use of technology.
What makes the development wave so special, according to the expert, is its ability to develop without human intervention while having an impact on the economy, society and the role of humans.
In 2023, the planet has made tremendous progress in developing tools such as GPT-4 and other powerful tools such as voice cloning, which has led to greater calls for regulation of the technology, he said in an interview with UN News.
According to Artigas, in this scenario, the United Nations is the only global organization empowered at the global level to bring together all these different visions.
The Advisory Board emerged in the recently completed year out of the need to identify the benefits and opportunity to avoid a global divide in AI.
At the same time, it should be ensured that AI benefits everyone and that it is managed in such a way that innovation is not hindered or fundamental human rights are not jeopardized.
Debate about these risks is necessary within the UN, he added, after discussions barely reached some companies and governments, all from the global north.
The expert agreed on the remarkable benefits of artificial intelligence in making knowledge available to all humanity and making personalized education accessible to everyone.
This technology has a huge impact on healthcare by preventing disease, improving diagnosis and reducing costs, he added.
At the same time, it will be enormously helpful in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, reducing poverty, addressing climate change and other global challenges that humanity has had limited success in solving.
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