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Canada Joins Calls for Stronger Oversight of AI as Yoshua Bengio Addresses UN Council
The statement urges an international body to set AI standards and verification as countries warn frontier models can bypass safeguards.
- On Tuesday, Canada joined 20 countries at the UN General Assembly issuing a joint statement calling for stronger AI oversight, amid rising global concerns over the technology's rapid development and potential security risks.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney signed the statement, which warns that 'the rapid development of frontier AI models poses serious risks' and urges UN member states to explore creating an international institution to set standards.
- Canadian AI pioneer Yoshua Bengio will address the UN Security Council on Wednesday, as Canada supports his efforts with a $150 million investment that Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon described as a 'very leading' role.
- Solomon said Wednesday that Canada is advocating for international safety regulations, but he downplayed a leading international role, pointing instead to domestic legislation as the government's primary focus.
- President Donald Trump rejected the initiative on Tuesday, telling the UN General Assembly that the United States opposes any attempt to 'construct a globalist scheme to control for the artificial intelligence.
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Canada joins calls for stronger oversight of AI as Yoshua Bengio addresses UN council
Canada was among 20 countries who issued a joint statement during the UN General Assembly on Tuesday calling for stronger oversight of AI, even as the United States was rejecting any push to regulate the technology.
·Toronto, Canada
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