UN resolution backs efforts to ensure AI is safe

Syllabus: GS-III; Subject: Science & Technology ; Topic:Policies and Missions – India and Global Issue: AI regulation.

Context: The United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopted the first-ever resolution on Artificial Intelligence.

Highlights:

• Focus on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy AI.
• AI development and use must respect human rights and fundamental freedoms.
• Acknowledges the potential of AI to contribute to achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
• Call for international collaboration among countries to establish best practices and norms.
• Aims to ensure that all countries have access to the benefits and resources of AI, addressing the digital divide.

Source: Indian Express