Sullivan told AP the US asked the General Assembly “to have a truly global conversation on how to manage the implications of the fast-advancing technology of AI.”
The U.S. draft resolution urges governments, regional and international organizations, tech communities, civil society, media, academia, research institutions, and individuals “to develop and support regulatory and governance approaches and frameworks” for safe AI systems.
Avoid “improper or malicious design, development, deployment and use of artificial intelligence systems, such as without adequate safeguards or in a manner inconsistent with international law.”
The draft resolution calls for using AI to accelerate the U.N.'s 2030 development goals, including ending global hunger and poverty, improving health, ensuring quality secondary education for all children, and gender equality.
The document urges the 193 U.N. members and others to help developing nations adopt digital transformation and safe AI systems. It “emphasizes that human rights and fundamental freedoms must be respected, protected and promoted through the life cycle of artificial intelligence systems.”
One senior U.S. official said the US began negotiating with every U.N. member nations three months ago, spending hundreds of hours in direct meetings with each country and 42 hours in negotiations, and took comments from 120 nations.
The person, who requested anonymity because he was not authorized to speak, said the resolution went through multiple iterations and gained consensus from all member nations last week.
Last week, U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield told AP that the resolution “aims to build international consensus on a shared approach to the design, development, deployment and use of AI systems,” supporting the 2030 U.N. goals. She said adoption would be “an historic step forward in fostering safe, security and trustworthy AI worldwide.”
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