UN Security Council meets for first time on AI risks, US warned against its use repress people

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The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) conducted its inaugural meeting on artificial intelligence on Tuesday. During the gathering, China emphasized the importance of preventing the technology from becoming a “runaway horse,” while the United States cautioned against its potential for censorship and repression. The 15-member council was briefed by U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Jack Clark, co-founder of high-profile AI startup Anthropic, and Professor Zeng Yi, co-director of the China-UK Research Center for AI Ethics and Governance. AI will profoundly transform every aspect of human life, said Britain’s Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, who chaired the meeting under Britain’s July presidency of...