UN: Pezeshkian and Zelensky Expected at Podium Wednesday, AI on Security Council Agenda
The presidents of Iran and Ukraine are set to address the General Assembly, while the Security Council examines risks related to artificial intelligence with several industry leaders.
Diplomatic news is intensifying in New York, where the United Nations General Assembly is due to host speeches by Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday, according to FRANCE 24.
These two long-awaited speeches come in a context of persistent tensions involving Iran on the one hand, and the war in Ukraine on the other, two major issues that should be at the heart of their respective interventions before the representatives of the Member States.
Security Council Discusses Artificial Intelligence
At the same time, the United Nations Security Council is looking at the risks posed by artificial intelligence (AI) on the same day. This session is expected to bring together several major leaders in the technology sector: Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, and Clément Delangue, head of Hugging Face.
The participation of these three figures of artificial intelligence in a discussion at the Security Council illustrates the growing importance given by the international community to the governance and security issues related to the rapid development of this technology.
This busy day at the UN, mixing traditional geopolitical issues and emerging technological issues, reflects the diversity of topics now dealt with simultaneously at the annual session of the United Nations General Assembly.
Sources
- Assemblée générale de l'ONU : Iran, Ukraine et IA au programme mercredi — France 24 — Français
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