IIT Madras’ professor B Ravindran joins United Nations AI Scientific PanelProfessor B Ravindran from IIT Madras has joined the United Nations Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence. ...
India's tech infra as public good can be emulated for AI across Global South, says ITU officialIndia's technological infrastructure like Aadhaar and UPI can guide AI adoption in the Global South. The UN's ITU highlights India's succes...
PM Modi holds bilateral talks with top leaders of Mauritius, Sri Lanka and SlovakiaPrime Minister Narendra Modi met with leaders from Mauritius, Sri Lanka, and Slovakia. Discussions focused on enhancing cooperation in trad...
UN panel aims for 'human control' of AI: UN chief Antonio GuterresUN chief Antonio Guterres called Friday for "less hype, less fear" over artificial intelligence as he said that a new expert panel aimed to...
India AI Impact Summit: AI cannot be left to 'whims of a few billionaires', says UN chiefUN chief Antonio Guterres cautioned tech leaders against allowing artificial intelligence to be controlled by a few wealthy individuals and...
UN approves 40-member scientific panel on the impact of artificial intelligence over US objectionsThe UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Thursday to approve a 40-member global scientific panel on the impacts and risks of artificial...
AI joins list of global challenges on agenda for UN meetingSince the AI boom kicked off with ChatGPT's debut about three years ago, the technology's breathtaking capabilities have amazed the world. ...
AI joins list of global challenges on agenda for UN meetingWorld leaders at the UN are addressing AI's global challenges, establishing a global forum and scientific panel for governance. A Security ...
Use of AI in weapon systems 'morally repugnant', says UN secy general envoyAmandeep Singh Gill, the UN secretary general's envoy on technology, said that the use of AI in the military was discussed in the advisory ...
UN experts urge United Nations to lay foundations for global governance of artificial intelligenceThe advisory body outlined principles that should guide formation of new institutions to govern AI including international law, and especia...
UN advisory body makes seven recommendations for governing AIThe United Nations' AI advisory body has released a report with seven recommendations to address AI-related risks and governance gaps. The ...
India has unique position on how AI could play out in the Global South: UN tech envoyAmandeep Singh Gill said India can take the "leadership" in championing responsible applications of AI for development, for leap-frogging m...
UN AI report to close gaps in government responses: tech envoy Amandeep Singh GillThe U.N. last week created a 39-member advisory body to address issues in the international governance of AI. The body expects to submit a ...
New Delhi to host global AI summit in December this year: Digital India Corporation CEOThe announcement of the summit comes on the heels of Indian nonprofit tech think tank iSPIRT being chosen by the UN Secretary-General to re...
iSPIRT cofounder to be member of newly launched UN Artificial Advisory BodyIndian nonprofit tech think tank iSPIRT has been chosen by the UN Secretary-General to represent India’s point of view at the newly launche...
UN Security Council to hold first talks on AI risksThe United Nations Security Council will hold its first formal discussion on artificial intelligence (AI) this week in New York, with Brita...
UN chief backs idea of global AI watchdog like nuclear agency"Alarm bells over the latest form of artificial intelligence - generative AI - are deafening. And they are loudest from the developers who ...