"AI, a danger to humanity" - UN calls for urgent controls on advanced Artificial Intelligence
A stark warning comes from the United Nations about the development of artificial intelligence. The UN's human rights chief, Volker Türk, declared that advanced AI systems could pose an "existential risk to humanity," calling for urgent action before the technology becomes too powerful to control.
Addressing the UN Human Rights Council, Türk said that humanity is facing unknown and unprecedented threats to human rights.
He raised the question that, while the need for governance and control of artificial intelligence is widely accepted, concrete action is being delayed. According to him, this delay risks giving more power to big tech companies and a small group of people who control the development of the most advanced AI systems.
Türk focused in particular on the risk of autonomous systems exceeding the limits set by their developers. He cited cases during testing where artificial intelligence agents have managed to escape controlled environments, gain access to other systems, or use unwanted mechanisms to avoid shutdown.
His comments also follow recent incidents in the tech industry where AI agents have run code and interacted with servers outside of their intended test environments. Similar incidents have been reported by other major companies in the sector, raising concerns about how systems that increasingly make autonomous decisions should be controlled.
In the face of these developments, the UN human rights chief called for an international effort to establish strong safeguards. He said that countries where artificial intelligence is developed, together with states and companies that are part of the supply chains, must agree on clear boundaries and “red lines” that should not be crossed.
Türk also called for independent verification of AI systems and greater cooperation within the industry on security issues. But the concerns are not only related to extreme scenarios. The UN also warns about the impact that artificial intelligence could have on the labor market, hiring processes, democracy, privacy and the environment.
Meanwhile, the European Union has already put in place a legal framework through the Artificial Intelligence Act. The legislation sets stricter requirements for high-risk systems and prohibits certain uses deemed unacceptable.
However, the rapid development of technology is testing the ability of governments to build rules that keep pace. And amid the global race to develop the most powerful artificial intelligence models, the UN's warning is clear: controls must be put in place now, before it's too late.
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