Svmuu News, July 6 — Speaking Monday at the first Global Governmental Dialogue on AI in Geneva, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres stated that the pace of AI development has outstripped everyone’s ability to keep up, and called for the establishment of uniform global rules to mitigate potential risks, particularly those to children.
Guterres noted that while this technology has the potential to reshape economies, transform the workplace, influence election outcomes, and alter the security balance, its deployment is outpacing the ability of anyone—including its developers—to keep up. Guterres emphasized that innovation requires “guardrails,” and that for AI to play a powerful role, it must be subject to effective governance.