UN and G7 hold simultaneous talks on regulating military use of artificial intelligence
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Elise Vincent
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Summary
While global tech leaders gather for the G7 summit in Evian (June 15-17), the United Nations is simultaneously holding consultations in Geneva on regulating the military use of artificial intelligence. The scheduling coincidence raises hopes for progress on an issue where advances have been slow. Key figures like OpenAI's Sam Altman and Anthropic's Dario Amodei are attending the G7, while UN negotiations aim to address the nascent challenge of AI in armed conflict.
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The United Nations is organizing three days of consultations in nearby Geneva on the same dates, focusing on a still-nascent issue: regulating the military use of artificial intelligence.
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