UN leaders clash over AI risks and global controls

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World leaders at the UN General Assembly clashed over artificial intelligence, with Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warning of catastrophic risks and calling for oversight, while former President Donald Trump rejected global controls and rebranded the technology as "super intelligence." Guterres urged that life-and-death decisions never be surrendered to machines, citing a UN science report on potential irreversible harm. Trump dismissed these warnings as similar to past climate claims, asserting the US is winning an AI race and rejecting "globalist" control schemes. Other leaders, including those from France and Finland, advocated for cooperation and strong safeguards. The UN Security Council is scheduled to address AI controls on Wednesday, featuring testimony from major AI company CEOs like Sam Altman and Dario Amodei. Experts criticized both leaders' framing, arguing the debate should focus on practical mechanisms for controlling powerful autonomous systems rather than ideological positions.


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