World News in Brief: Artificial intelligence pledge, child abuse online, Sudan crisis deepens

Some of the world’s leading tech companies have signed a ground-breaking agreement with the UN to build more ethical artificial intelligence (AI) systems.

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World News in Brief: Artificial intelligence pledge, child abuse online, Sudan crisis deepens

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UN chief says regulation needed for AI to ‘benefit everyone’

06 Jul 2023

The development of artificial intelligence, or AI, “for the good of all” requires guardrails grounded in human rights, transparency, and accountability, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday.