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Members of the UN Security Council met with two experts on Tuesday to discuss the potential risks and benefits of AI, highlighting the need for countries worldwide to coordinate efforts to regulate the technology.<\/p>\n
In a meeting chaired by the UK\u2019s Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, the 15-member council heard from Jack Clark, co-founder of leading AI company Anthropic, and Zeng Yi, co-director of the China-UK Research Center for AI Ethics and Governance.<\/p>\n
The UN Security Council is made up of five permanent members \u2014 China, France, Russia, the UK, and the US \u2014 and 10 non-permanent members that are elected for a two-year term. Current non-permanent members include Albania, Brazil, Ghana, Japan, Malta, Switzerland, and the United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n
During the meeting, members stressed the need to establish an ethical, responsible framework for international AI governance. The UK and the US have already started to outline their position on AI regulation, while at least one arrest has occurred in China this year after the Chinese government enforced new laws relating to the technology.<\/p>\n
Malta is the only current non-permanent council member that is also an EU member state and would therefore be governed by the bloc\u2019s AI Act, the draft of which was confirmed in a vote last month.<\/p>\n
Although AI can bring huge benefits, it also poses threats to peace, security and global stability due to its potential for misuse and its unpredictability\u00a0\u2014 two essential qualities of AI systems, Clark said in comments published by the council<\/a> after the meeting.<\/p>\n