On February 13, according to the news today, on February 12, local timeUnited NationsThe Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, issued a statement announcing the appointment of the new General Assembly of the United NationsAIIndependent International Scientific Panel on the Question, 40 members, three-year term。
1AI NOTED THE ELECTION OF SONG HAITAO, DIRECTOR OF SHANGHAI TRANSPORT UNIVERSITY AND SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AS WELL AS TWO CHINESE SCIENTISTS, WANG KEN, A MEMBER OF THE CHINESE ENGINEERING COLLEGE AND EXPERT IN CLOUD COMPUTING TECHNIQUES。
IT WAS DESCRIBED THAT THE 40 MEMBERS HAD BEEN SELECTED FROM MORE THAN 2600 CANDIDATES AND HAD BEEN INDEPENDENTLY REVIEWED BY THE INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION (ITU), THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE FOR DIGITAL AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND THE UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION (UNESCO)。
- WE NOW HAVE A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF LEADING, GEOGRAPHICALLY DIVERSE AND GENDER-BALANCED AI EXPERTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD WHO WILL MAKE AN INDEPENDENT AND IMPARTIAL ASSESSMENT OF THE OPPORTUNITIES, RISKS AND IMPACTS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE — INCLUDING THE NEW GLOBAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE GOVERNANCE DIALOGUE。
- Today, where artificial intelligence is developing at a rapid pace, the panel will provide the scientific insights that have been lacking — critical and independent — so that all Member States, regardless of their technical capabilities, can participate on an equal footing。
- I am confident that their work will inform collective dialogue in the area of artificial intelligence and support evidence- and solidarity-based decision-making。
In addition, the Group is expected to issue its first report, which will provide the basis for relevant governance discussions in Geneva in July this year。