UN Human Rights Chief calls for mandatory human rights safeguards in AI
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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Türk warned at the Oxford AI and Human Rights Summit that AI is being developed and controlled by a small number of actors without public oversight, that even its creators cannot fully predict its behavior, and that accidental failures and deliberate misuse pose unprecedented threats to equality, freedom, privacy, and public debate. He called for mandatory human rights safeguards and due diligence in AI development and deployment, updating existing frameworks on liability, cybersecurity, and data protection, and prohibiting machines from deciding matters of life and death. He mentioned that 29 countries and the EU already support the call for stronger joint controls on frontier AI models, stressing that no country or company should decide the future of AI alone; the New York City Council is considering 10 AI regulation bills, with Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and Meta testifying, while the voluntary agreement signed by Trump and six AI companies is not punitive.
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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Türk warned at the AI and Human Rights Summit that AI is being developed and controlled by a small number of actors without public oversight, that even its creators cannot fully predict its behavior, and that accidental failures and deliberate misuse pose unprecedented threats to equality, freedom, privacy, and public debate. He called for mandatory human rights safeguards and due diligence in AI development and deployment, updating existing frameworks on liability, cybersecurity, and data protection, and prohibiting machines from deciding matters of life and death. He mentioned that 29 countries and the EU already support the call for stronger joint controls on frontier AI models, stressing that no country or company should decide the future of AI and human rights alone.
- UN NewsUN Human Rights Chief Türk calls for accelerating AI regulation at the Oxford AI and Human Rights Summit
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Türk warned at the Oxford AI and Human Rights Summit that "the clock is ticking on AI regulation," calling on countries to implement mandatory human rights safeguards and due diligence in AI development and use, and to prohibit machines from deciding matters of life and death. He mentioned that the New York City Council is considering 10 AI regulation bills, with Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and Meta testifying; 29 countries and the EU jointly called for tighter controls on frontier AI models, but the voluntary agreement signed by Trump and six AI companies is not punitive.
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