UN general assembly adopts its first AI resolution

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : This is the first resolution adopted by the UN on AI, and marks a "historic step forward" for all members on the development and use of AI.
60% : While it has taken some time for the UN to adopt any regulation on AI, it marks an historic progression, with the body urging member states themselves to also pursue regulation of AI within their own private and public sectors.
56% : The resolution was backed by a further 120 member states of the UN, and was adopted without a vote, highlighting "the respect, protection and promotion of human rights in the design, development, deployment and the use of AI," the statement said.
56% : "The resolution also paves the way towards greater cooperation between member states to advance the "varying levels" of technological and economic development between UN members to "close the digital divide.
54% : A resolution has been agreed for "safe, secure and trustworthy" AIThe United Nations (UN) general assembly has adopted a resolution set forth by the US on developing "safe, secure and trustworthy" artificial intelligence.
52% : US Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, said that the resolution will give humanity the ability "to govern this technology rather than let it govern us.
49% : "The resolution builds upon work already undertaken by the UN to protect human rights and advance the prospects of its less prosperous members through institutions such as the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

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