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UN warns AI could worsen global inequality, urges responsible development

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A new United Nations report highlights the potential for artificial intelligence to worsen global inequality, noting that adoption and benefits are unevenly distributed, with the Global South lagging behind the Global North. The report, authored by an independent international scientific panel, suggests a shared framework for responsible AI development, emphasizing the need for local infrastructure, AI literacy, and safety institutes. It also points out risks such as authoritarian capture, environmental costs of AI infrastructure, and significant performance disparities in non-English languages, which can have life-threatening consequences. AI

IMPACT AI development risks exacerbating global inequality and requires international cooperation for responsible governance and equitable benefit distribution.

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  1. The Guardian — AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Sanya Mansoor ·

    Rapid spread of AI may worsen global inequality, UN warns

    <p>Panel proses shared framework for responsible AI development as adoption grows unevenly across world</p><p>A new United Nations report warns that the development of artificial intelligence may exacerbate global inequality and proposes a shared framework for how to responsibly …

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Rapid spread of AI may worsen global inequality, UN warns https://www. theguardian.com/technology/202 6/jul/01/un-report-ai-inequality > Panel proses shared fra

    Rapid spread of AI may worsen global inequality, UN warns https://www. theguardian.com/technology/202 6/jul/01/un-report-ai-inequality > Panel proses shared framework for responsible AI development as adoption grows unevenly across world Nah kill it with fire # technology # ai # …

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