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Sharaf

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2023-07-18
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  1. “To maintain that, emerging countries need flexibility and agile regulation. We should nurture a sector that encourages responsible behaviour using smart, effective and efficient regulations and guidelines and avoid overly rigid rules that can hamper the evolution of this technology. Throughout history, major shifts and leaps forward have often followed moments of major crises. The creation of the United Nations and the Security Council following the Second World War speaks to that very fact. When it comes to AI, let us not wait for the moment of crisis. It is high time to get ahead of the curve and shape an AI arena that is geared towards preserving international peace and security.”

    2023-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9381 (2023) · source

  2. “Decades of progress on the fight against discrimination, especially gender discrimination towards women and girls, as well as against persons with disabilities, will be undermined if we do not ensure an AI that is inclusive. The High-level Panel on Digital Cooperation was clear in stating that an inclusive digital economy and society was a priority action for immediate attention. Any opportunity that AI offers can be a true opportunity only if it is based on the principle of equality, both in its design and access. Fourthly, we must avoid overregulating AI in a way that hinders innovation. The creativity, research and development activities occurring in the context of AI and taking place in emerging nations are critical for the sustainable growth and development of those nations.”

    2023-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9381 (2023) · source

  3. “AI-driven tools have the potential to more effectively analyse vast amounts of data, trends and patterns. That translates to an increased ability to detect terrorist activity in real time and predicting how the adverse effects of climate change may impact peace and security. It also paves the way for limiting the misattribution of attacks, as well as ensuring responses in conflict settings are proportionate. At the same time, we must be aware of the potential misapplication of this technology in targeting critical infrastructure and fabricating false narratives to fuel tensions and incite violence. Thirdly, the biases of the real world should not be replicated by AI.”

    2023-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9381 (2023) · source

  4. “Member States should pick up the mantel from the Secretary-General and establish commonly agreed upon rules to govern AI before it is too late. That should include mechanisms to prevent AI tools from promoting hatred, misinformation and disinformation that can fuel extremism and exacerbate conflict. As with other cybertechnologies, the use of AI should be firmly guided by international law, since international law continues to apply in cyberspace. But we must also recognize that strategies may need to be adopted so that we can effectively apply the conventional principles of international law in the rapidly evolving context of AI development. Secondly, artificial intelligence should become a tool to promote peacebuilding and the de-escalation of conflicts, not a threat multiplier.”

    2023-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9381 (2023) · source

  5. “Computation processing power has followed Moore’s Law — doubling every 18 months — since the dawn of the computer age. That is no longer the case. AI development is now outpacing Moore’s law and moving at breakneck speed and Governments are unable to keep up. That is the wake up-call we need. It is time to be optimistic realists when it comes to AI, not just for assessing the threats the technology poses to international peace and security, but to harness the opportunities it offers. To that end, I will make four brief points today. First, we must establish the rules of the road. There is a brief window of opportunity available now where key stakeholders are willing to unite and consider the guard-rails for this technology.”

    2023-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9381 (2023) · source

  6. “I will begin by thanking Secretary-General Guterres for his attentive remarks today. I thank you, Mr. President, and the United Kingdom presidency for bringing such a salient topic to the Council for discussion. I would also like to thank our other briefers for their illuminating statements. How we negotiate the threats and opportunities of artificial intelligence (AI) is fast becoming one of the defining questions of our time. Five years ago, the United Arab Emirates and Switzerland brought forward a proposal to Secretary-General Guterres to establish a deliberative group to consider that very question. Under the Secretary-General’s leadership, the High- Level Panel on Digital Cooperation was created, and it was clear from their deliberations that technologies such as AI could no longer go unchecked.”

    2023-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9381 (2023) · source