Secretary-General António Guterres briefs reporters on his Information Integrity on Digital Platforms policy brief. UN chief António Guterres called on countries to seriously heed the warnings over the risks posed by artificial intelligence , particularly generative AI, which he said are “loudest from the developers who designed it”.
Guterres further warned that hate speech and disinformation on digital platforms are already threatening democracy and human rights and are undermining public health and climate action. Part of this global effort is the UN’s recent policy brief on information integrity on digital platforms. This brief bids to “put forward a framework for an [concerted] international response.
Further, the UN chief said that recommendations in the brief seek to make the digital world safer and more inclusive while also protecting human rights.