António Guterres is the United Nations Secretary-General. Recent coverage centers on his final UN General Assembly address, where he urged international AI regulation and stronger oversight, warning that tech power is concentrating in a few private firms. He cited a new UN science panel report on catastrophic and irreversible AI risks, backed a multilateral risk-management framework and said there is no place for killer robots, while Trump rejected a global control scheme.
Leaders Clash on AI Approach at UN and in WashingtonAt the UN General Assembly, Guterres warned of tech power concentrating in a few private firms, while Altman and others urged governing AI before it governs humanity; Trump rejected a global control scheme as China stressed a different approach.
UN Secretary-General calls for global AI regulationIn his final UN General Assembly address, Secretary-General Guterres urged international regulation of AI and stronger global oversight of AI risks, pushing for a multilateral AI risk management framework. The speech comes as the Security Council prepares to host AI leaders for a briefing.
UN calls for facts-based AI governanceUN Secretary-General António Guterres said AI cannot be built on hype or disinformation, calling for 'less noise, more knowledge.' The UN is working to strengthen global AI governance and issued a report defining information integrity, warning that generative AI is straining information ecosystems.
Leaders split on AI risks and promise at UN General AssemblyAt the UN General Assembly, Secretary-General Guterres cited a new science report warning of catastrophic and irreversible harm from AI, calling for more oversight and no place for killer robots. Trump rejected any globalist scheme to control AI, renaming it 'super intelligence.' The Security Council will address AI controls.
UN chief warns on AI, urges global cooperationIn a farewell speech, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that climate crisis, runaway AI and worsening inequality are existential threats, with power shifting from governments to a few private firms and to machines, and urged leaders to avoid the world splitting into two rival blocs.
UN science panel: AI safeguards can't wait for certaintyA UN scientific panel warned in its first major assessment that governments must rein in increasingly capable AI agents before their risks are fully understood, cementing AI safety on the global diplomatic agenda at this week's UN General Assembly.
UN General Assembly to Discuss AI, Middle East, UkraineThe 80th UN General Assembly high-level week opened in New York with nearly 130 heads of state, focusing on the Middle East and Ukraine conflicts and AI risks. The Security Council may hold high-level meetings on Ukraine, AI and the Middle East. The US paid $725 million in dues this week to avoid losing its assembly vote.
UN chief calls for coordinated global AI regulationBloomberg reports UN Secretary‑General Antonio Guterres urged countries to coordinate global AI regulation and strengthen oversight in response to warnings from leaders of major AI firms.
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