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EU, US move to quickly draft AI code of conduct, as experts warn of 'extinction' risk

Hundreds of scientists and experts have signed a statement calling for AI regulation to be a global priority. (Reuters: Dado Ruvic/Illustration)

The European Union and the United States say they expect to draft a voluntary code of conduct on artificial intelligence (AI) "within weeks" in the hope that other democracies will sign on. 

It comes as policymakers and technology experts have expressed concerns about AI — particularly content-creating generative AI like ChatGPT — with some equating it to the risk posed by pandemics and nuclear war. 

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