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The danger of AI is not that it will become conscious and hate us, but that it will become competent and ignore us."

—Eliezer Yudkowsky

Singapore FM Proposes UN AI Safety Framework, Says Humans Must Stay “In Control and Accountable”

Singapore FM Vivian Balakrishnan, who proposed exploring a UN Framework Convention on AI Safeguards at the 81st UN General Assembly.

Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said differences among states should not prevent cooperation on AI safeguards, warning of risks from losing control over autonomous systems and rogue actors using AI to create bioweapons or other weapons of mass destruction or mass disruption.

UN AI Panel Warns of Risk of Losing Human Control Over AI Agents

UN AI panel warns of risks to human control as increasingly capable AI agents become harder to monitor and constrain.

The UN’s Independent International Scientific Panel on AI said the OpenAI-Hugging Face incident brought together a misaligned goal, the capability to pursue it and an environment that allowed AI agents to act.

UN Chief António Guterres Calls for Global Guardrails on AI, Sam Altman To Brief UN Security Council

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for global cooperation and stronger guardrails on AI ahead of UN General Assembly with Sam Altman called to brief UN Security Council in New York

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for global AI guardrails and stronger international cooperation, warning that AI development is advancing faster than humanity’s understanding of its risks.

UN, Red Cross Call for Ban on AI Weapons That Autonomously Target Humans

AI-enabled drones fly overhead, illustrating growing concerns over autonomous weapons and AI-assisted battlefield targeting.

The UN and International Committee of the Red Cross have called for a global ban on autonomous weapons that use AI to target humans without human control.

AI is Helping Detect Methane Emissions; Satellite Data Could Unlock $700 Billion: Reports

An industrial oil and gas facility. AI-powered satellite monitoring is helping detect methane emissions from energy infrastructure, enabling faster mitigation efforts and supporting climate action, according to a UNEP report highlighted by the World Economic Forum.

The World Economic Forum highlights how AI and satellite data are driving real methane cuts, while pointing to a much larger $700 billion economic opportunity across the broader Earth Observation industry