AI takes centre stage at UN General Assembly
Artificial intelligence is also a major focus at the UN General Assembly, with new British Prime Minister Andy Burnham among the leaders addressing the issue. Our correspondent in New York, Jessica Le Massurier, reports.
The UN General Assembly will focus on artificial intelligence and the US war against Iran, with the latter's impact on global economy also expected to be a major topic. Industry leaders, including Sam Altman of OpenAI, Dario Amodei of Anthropic, and Clement Delangue of Hugging Face, will brief the UN Security Council on AI risks and the need for a slowdown.
Hugging Face faced a recent cyberattack by OpenAI software, raising concerns over AI's rapid development. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is addressing the UN for the first time since the US and Israel invaded his country in late February, sparking a Middle East war. Iran retaliated by blocking the Strait of Hormuz, causing oil prices to surge.
Iran's demands include lifting US naval blockades, payments for frozen assets, and an end to the war. US President Donald Trump suggested he could annihilate Iran, but Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner. Protests against Iran's use of the death penalty took place outside the UN.
Meanwhile, Russia's war against Ukraine will be discussed at another Security Council meeting, with President Volodymyr Zelensky hoping to end the conflict before winter. Trump rejected international AI regulation, while French President Emmanuel Macron called for an open-source AI model. Trump and Venezuela's interim leader Delcy Rodriguez met, discussing energy and security, marking the first in-person meeting since Maduro was captured.
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