Bogdan-Martin went on to say that AI must not exacerbate social inequality or create prejudice related to race, gender, politics, culture, religion or even luxury.
“This meeting can help chart a course for AI that will benefit humanity,” said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
Although proponents of AI technology laud its significant impact on society, including in employment, healthcare and creative pursuits, some are actually concerned about AI’s potential to undermine democratic systems.
“We are in a perfect storm, suddenly we have new technology that is so powerful. I don’t think technology is that smart where it’s so ubiquitous and so powerful in our lives, but we’re not really ready yet.” said an AI entrepreneur, Gary Marcus.
According to Marcus, “We are at a critical moment in history: if we get it right and build the global governance we need, or if we make a mistake and don’t, we’ll end up in a bad place for some of the companies.” who control the destiny of many people without giving it enough thought.”
Last month, EU lawmakers called on the union to pass one of the world’s first laws regulating AI technology systems like OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot. In addition, there are also efforts in the USA to regulate AI technology.
ChatGPT has become a worldwide sensation since the technology was launched late last year due to its ability to generate content such as human reactions like writing essays, poetry or conversations from simple commands.
ChatGPT has sparked a surge in generative AI content, prompting lawmakers around the world to figure out how to regulate such bots.
Juan Lavista Ferres, chief data scientist at the Microsoft AI For Good Lab, gave an example of how AI can be used “to make our world a better place.”
One of them, Ferres mentioned, is AI technology, which can diagnose diabetes, the leading cause of blindness, in more than 400 million people.
Ferres says: “It is physically impossible to diagnose every patient. But we and others have developed a model of AI technology that can now diagnose conditions with an accuracy that rivals the best ophthalmologists. This is even possible via a smartphone. Here AI is not just a solution, it is the only solution,” concludes Ferres.
