United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said, during his participation in the Global Dialogue Forum on Artificial Intelligence, that artificial intelligence is developing at a pace that current institutions cannot keep up with.

Guterres added: “Our institutions were built to manage machines that carry out orders, and are not prepared to deal with machines that make decisions.”

He stressed that artificial intelligence is not just a technical issue, but rather is shaking global economies, transforming the business world, influencing electoral processes, and rapidly changing the balance of security. He warned of the dangers of media misinformation and manipulation of facts in light of the escalation of information pollution, saying: “A society that cannot agree on what is true cannot defend itself,” stressing the need for technology companies to bear a responsibility commensurate with the influence they possess.

Guterres issued an urgent call to governments and technology companies to establish global governance for artificial intelligence, saying: “If artificial intelligence is to be powerful, it must be managed. And if it is to be reliable, it must be managed.” Its daughters must be responsible. If it is to be global, it must be fair, and if artificial intelligence is to serve the future, it must notThat consumes the future.”