UN leaders clash over AI's future at global summit

independent.co.uk

World leaders at the UN presented starkly contrasting visions of artificial intelligence, with Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warning of "killer robots" and former President Donald Trump dismissing such fears while renaming the technology "super intelligence." Guterres called for stronger oversight, insisting life-and-death decisions must never be left to machines, while Trump rejected global control schemes and mocked climate warnings as comparable to AI alarmism. Other leaders, including France's Emmanuel Macron and Finland's Alexander Stubb, urged cooperation and safeguards to protect children and ensure human control. The UN Security Council will hold a meeting Wednesday featuring top AI executives like Sam Altman and Dario Amodei to discuss controls. Experts criticized both extremes, saying the debate should focus on practical mechanisms for managing powerful autonomous systems rather than picking sides.


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