UN Secretary-General calls for global AI regulation as technology outstrips oversight
UN Chief Antonio Guterres has cautioned that artificial intelligence is evolving at a speed that exceeds current regulatory efforts. He is advocating for a unified international framework to mitigate potential dangers, with a specific focus on protecting young users. Guterres emphasized that innovation requires structure, stating, "Innovation needs guardrails.…If AI is to be powerful, it must be governed." To address these concerns, he introduced an AI Child Safety Pledge, which would mandate that tech firms demonstrate the safety of their platforms before making them available to children.