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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

AI to cause ‘irreversible change’ to humanity, UN chief warns

  • UN human rights chief Volker Türk has urged nations and tech companies to urgently regulate advanced AI models, warning of existential risks to humanity.
  • Concerns heightened following warnings from Anthropic researchers about potential human extinction, prompting chief executive Dario Amodei to advocate slowing AI development.
  • US President Donald Trump dismissed calls for AI guardrails as a sick conspiracy that benefits China , claiming existing powers and strong leadership are sufficient.
  • China cautioned against AI threat narratives and malicious competition, whilst maintaining that AI systems must always remain under human control.
  • The UN Security Council is reportedly set to hold a meeting next week to address the risks posed by artificial intelligence .

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