UN Rights Chief Urges Swift AI Regulation

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warned time is running out to regulate AI, saying a select few companies and countries control its tools without public oversight. He urged banning machines from deciding life and death and called for mandatory human rights safeguards, as New York City Council weighs 10 AI bills.

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