The UN General Assembly adopts a landmark resolution on artificial intelligence

The resolution titled ‘Seizing the opportunities of safe, secure and trustworthy artificial intelligence systems for sustainable development’ was co-sponsored by more than 120 Member States.

Extract:

The General Assembly,

… Recognising also that the governance of artificial intelligence systems is an evolving area and the need for continued discussions on possible governance approaches that are appropriate, based on international law, interoperable, agile, adaptable, inclusive, responsive to the different needs and capacities of developed and developing countries alike and for the benefit of all, as the technology and our understanding of it develops,

1. Resolves to bridge the artificial intelligence and other digital divides between and within countries;

2. Resolves to promote safe, secure and trustworthy artificial intelligence systems to accelerate progress towards the full realization of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, further bridging the artificial intelligence and other digital divides between and within countries; and stresses the need for the standard of safe, secure and trustworthy artificial intelligence systems to promote, not hinder, digital transformation and equitable access to their benefits in order to achieve all Sustainable Development Goals and sustainable development in its three dimensions – economic, social and environmental – and address other shared global challenges, particularly for developing countries;