Tech rivalry without safeguards “could threaten humanity’s existence,” deputy UN envoy Dmitry Polyansky has warned

The rapid development of artificial intelligence and intensifying global rivalry in the field pose an existential threat to humanity, Russia’s deputy ambassador to the UN, Dmitry Polyansky, has warned.

Speaking at a UN Security Council briefing on AI on Wednesday, Polyansky called for safeguards and regulations as more countries push forward with the technology.

”An AI race – the ambition to outpace geopolitical rivals by rapidly developing a technology that is not fully understood or controlled, without sufficient AI safety…

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