At UN, Nations Cooperate Toward Safe, Trustworthy AI Systems

FILE - People are reflected in a window of a hotel at the the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 15, 2024. The U.N. General Assembly on March 21, 2024, adopted a resolution regarding the potential — good and bad — of artificial intelligence.

The U.N. General Assembly adopted by consensus Thursday a first-of-its-kind resolution addressing the potential of artificial intelligence to accelerate progress toward sustainable development, while emphasizing the need for safe, secure and trustworthy AI systems.