The board's members include executives from Alphabet/Google and Microsoft, a digital anthropologist, professors, and government officials. The UN Secretary General, António Guterres, emphasized the transformative potential of AI for good, particularly for developing economies. The board may also explore critical issues beyond "AI for good," such as the risks of AI, including misinformation and lack of control over AI development.
Key takeaways:
- The United Nations has announced a new AI advisory board consisting of 38 people from government, academia, and industry. The board aims to analyze and advance recommendations for the international governance of AI.
- The advisory board will operate as a bridging group, covering any other initiatives that are put together around AI by the international organization. The plan is to bring together recommendations on AI by the summer of 2024.
- The board will be tasked with building a global scientific consensus on risks and challenges, helping harness AI for the Sustainable Development Goals, and strengthening international cooperation on AI governance.
- The board includes executives from Alphabet/Google and Microsoft, a “digital anthropologist”, a number of professors and government officials, and is taking a positive-to-constructive position with a focus on international development.