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What a UN report says about AI and human rights—and our own power

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As the conversation around generative AI safety continues, a recent report from the UN is applying a specific lens to the risks. Published as a supplement to the UN B-Tech Project's recent paper on generative AI, the “Taxonomy of Human Rights Risks Connected to Generative AI” explores 10 human rights that generative AI may adversely impact.

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