VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo XIV Thursday hailed the work of news agencies as a bulwark in an increasingly &quot;post-truth&quot; world, and warned of the dangers of relying on artificial intelligence for information. &quot;The world needs free, rigorous and objective information,&quot; he told an audience at the Vatican of the MINDS International network of news agencies, which includes AFP. &quot;With your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,&quot; he added. &lsquo;Bulwark of civility&rsquo;&nbsp;&quot;You can also be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth.&quot; Careful, ethically-driven reporting was &quot;an antidote to the proliferation of &#39;junk&#39; information,&quot; he said. Leo noted the crisis facing news and media agencies, which have seen their traditional model of selling advertising to fund their work decimated since the advent of the internet, and AI chatbots now dramatically reducing the number of people accessing their websites. &quot;Artificial intelligence is changing the way we receive information and communicate, but who directs it and for what purposes?&quot; the pope asked. &lsquo;We must be vigilant&rsquo;&nbsp;&quot;We must be vigilant in order to ensure that technology does not replace human beings, and that the information and algorithms that govern it today are not in the hands of a few.&quot; Leo, the first US head of the Catholic Church, has himself been a victim of &quot;deep fake&quot; videos online, which show him appearing to make speeches pieced together using AI. He had previously called for journalists jailed around the world to be released, and repeated Thursday that their work &quot;can never be considered a crime&quot;. Leo also paid tribute to the journalists killed while working, calling them &quot;victims of war and of the ideology of war, which seeks to prevent journalists from being there at all&quot;. &lsquo;We must not forget them&rsquo;&quot;We must not forget them! If today we know what is happening in Gaza, Ukraine, and every other land bloodied by bombs, we largely owe it to them,&quot; he said. Pope Leo urged citizens to &quot;value and support professionals and agencies that demonstrate seriousness and true freedom in their work&quot;. &quot;Free access to information is a pillar that upholds the edifice of our societies, and for this reason, we are called to defend and guarantee it,&quot; he said.

Europe

Says it is vital in a "post-truth" era, warning against AI-driven misinformation; emphasizes ethical journalism, honored fallen reporters, and urged public support for free, independent, and accurate media.

Pope hails role of news agencies in 'post-truth', AI world

NEW YORK: A digital character named Tilly Norwood, promoted as Hollywood&rsquo;s first &ldquo;artificial intelligence actor,&rdquo; has ignited a heated debate in the US film industry, with unions and performers denouncing the move as a threat to human creativity. Tilly Norwood was created by Xicoia, a Dutch company that calls itself the world&rsquo;s first artificial intelligence talent studio. The project is spearheaded by producer and comedian Eline Van der Velden, who showcased the AI character last weekend at the Zurich Summit, part of the Zurich Film Festival. She said talent agencies were already expressing interest and hinted at a forthcoming representation deal. But not in a good way. Guilds, actors and filmmakers have met the Xicoia product with an immediate wave of backlash, protesting that artificial intelligence should not have a starring role in the acting profession. In a statement Tuesday, the Screen Actors Guild said that &ldquo;creativity is, and should remain, human-centered.&rdquo; &ldquo;To be clear, &lsquo;Tilly Norwood&rsquo; is not an actor, it&rsquo;s a character generated by a computer program that was trained on the work of countless professional performers &mdash; without permission or compensation,&rdquo; the guild said. &ldquo;It has no life experience to draw from, no emotion and, from what we&rsquo;ve seen, audiences aren&rsquo;t interested in watching computer-generated content untethered from the human experience.&rdquo; Van der Velden, founder of the AI production studio Particle6, last weekend promoted Tilly Norwood at the Zurich Summit, the industry sidebar of the Zurich Film Festival. She said then that talent agencies were circling Norwood and that she expected to soon announce a signing. Many in Hollywood, though, hope that never happens. &ldquo;Hope all actors repped by the agent that does this, drop their a...,&rdquo; wrote actor Melissa Barrera (&ldquo;In the Heights,&rdquo; &ldquo;Scream&rdquo;) on social media. &ldquo;How gross, read the room.&rdquo; &ldquo;Any talent agency that engages in this should be boycotted by all guilds,&rdquo; wrote Natasha Lyonne on Instagram. The &ldquo;Russian Doll&rdquo; star is directing a feature titled &ldquo;Uncanny Valley&rdquo; that pledges to use &ldquo;ethical&rdquo; artificial intelligence in combination with traditional filmmaking techniques. &ldquo;Deeply misguided &amp; totally disturbed,&rdquo; she added. &ldquo;Not the way. Not the vibe. Not the use.&rdquo; Artificial intelligence is often used as a tool in film production, though its implementation is hotly debated. It was a major bargaining point in the lengthy strike by SAG-AFTRA that concluded in late 2023 with some safeguards put in place to protect the use of actors&#39; likenesses and performances by AI. A yearlong strike by video game actors hinged on AI protections. In July, video game actors approved a new contract that mandates employers obtain written permission to create a digital replica. But there have been numerous controversies over the use of AI in acting. The Oscar-winning 2024 film &ldquo;The Brutalist&rdquo; used artificial intelligence for Hungarian dialogue spoken by Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones&rsquo; characters, the revelation of which prompted debate in the industry. Van der Velden responded to the stir around Tilly Norwood on Instagram. &ldquo;To those who have expressed anger over the creation of my AI character, Tilly Norwood, she is not a replacement for a human being, but a creative work &mdash; a piece of art,&rdquo; Van der Velden said on Sunday. &ldquo;Like many forms of art before her, she sparks conversation, and that in itself shows the power of creativity.&rdquo; Van der Velden didn&#39;t respond to interview requests Tuesday. In her post, she argued that AI characters should be judged as their own genre. &ldquo;Creating Tilly has been, for me, an act of imagination and craftsmanship, not unlike drawing a character, writing a role or shaping a performance,&rdquo; she added. &ldquo;It takes time, skill and iteration to bring such a character to life.&rdquo; That statement was also shared on Tilly Norwood&#39;s own Instagram account. Posts include photos of the creation drinking coffee, shopping for clothes and preparing for various projects. As of Tuesday, the account had more than 33,000 followers. &ldquo;Had such a blast filming some screen tests recently,&rdquo; one post reads. &ldquo;Every day feels like a step closer to the big screen.&rdquo;

SAG-AFTRA picketers carry signs outside NBC in Rockefeller Center on July 17, 2023, in New York.

Artificial Intelligence

A digital character named Tilly Norwood, promoted as Hollywood’s first “artificial intelligence actor,” has ignited a heated debate in the U.S. film industry, with unions and performers denouncing the move as a threat to human creativity.

'AI actor' Tilly Norwood stirs outrage in Hollywood

NEW YORK:&nbsp;Amazon on Tuesday unveiled the latest generation of connected products, featuring enhanced artificial intelligence capabilities designed to make interactions with AI more frequent and natural. Nearly 20 years after the launch of the Kindle e-reader, the Seattle-based online retail giant now offers a family of connected devices, from the Echo smart speaker to the Ring doorbell and Fire TV. Amazon now aims to multiply their capabilities through AI, but wants to use it &quot;without getting in the way,&quot; said Panos Panay, head of devices and services, during a New York presentation. Alexa+ launch&nbsp;The company had already made a major move into AI enhancements with the February launch of Alexa+, an upgraded version of the Alexa voice assistant. Amazon&#39;s ambition, like that of competitors Google, LG and Samsung, is to become the connected home nerve center. But the sector has struggled to deliver on the promise of a fully connected home, with consumers forced to choose from competing ecosystems or left struggling with technology that fails to deliver on expectations. &quot;Alexa, what happened around the house today?&quot; a user asks in a demonstration video. The smart assistant explains that the children walked the dog, a package was delivered and raccoons rummaged through the trash -- using images captured by Ring or Blink cameras. Ring app&nbsp;Has your dog run away? After the escape is reported on the Ring app, other Amazon doorbells in the neighborhood can detect if the animal passes by and alert you. With the Kindle Scribe, readers can ask generative AI for a book summary to refresh their memory or ask questions about a character. As for connected television, viewers can verbally request to see a scene from their favorite movie or receive a summary of a football game they missed. &lsquo;Ambient&rsquo; AI &nbsp;Amazon believes in &quot;ambient&quot; AI, in Panay&#39;s words, which &quot;lives naturally in the products themselves.&quot; The generative AI revolution is playing out on both software and physical interfaces, with major tech players seeking to determine which product will prevail &mdash; smartphone, smart glasses, earbuds or speakers. OpenAI is working on a new kind of device, while Meta is betting on glasses and Apple on earbuds.

Amazon unveiled AI-enhanced connected home devices, emphasizing "ambient" AI integration for natural interactions. Upgrades include Alexa+, smarter Ring features, and Kindle Scribe summaries, aiming to lead the smart home market.

Amazon adds AI muscle to connected home lineup

Reuters

BEIJING: Artificial superintelligence may be available by 2030, but its capabilities are only likely to surpass humans in some aspects, the head of one of China&#39;s hottest AI startups said on Tuesday. The AI industry is abuzz with speculation about when the technology will overtake human intelligence. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman predicted last week that ASI could arrive by the end of the decade, while SoftBank Group 9984.T CEO Masayoshi Son speculated last year it could exist by 2035. Zhang Peng, the CEO of Zhipu AI, said on Tuesday that the concept was too vague to pin down to a specific timeline. Surpass in part, fall short in many&quot;People reach different conclusions when discussing this issue,&quot; he said, as the company released its latest large language model, GLM-4.6. &quot;I think achieving or exceeding human intelligence levels by 2030 might mean surpassing humans in one or several aspects, but likely still falling far short in many areas.&quot; Founded in 2019 as a Tsinghua University spinoff, Zhipu AI has emerged as a frontrunner in China&#39;s AI race and filed documents in April indicating plans to list on mainland Chinese markets. In June, it was singled out by OpenAI as a fast-rising rival and characterised as an extension of Beijing&#39;s efforts to push Chinese-developed AI abroad. Zhang said the company was &quot;flattered&quot; but its overseas expansion was &quot;normal business&quot;. Zhang said overseas revenue had begun gaining traction, but acknowledged the company would not compete directly with US models in consumer subscriptions yet. However, he said Zhipu AI was competing with companies like OpenAI in serving enterprise clients. The company recently launched a coding subscription plan targeting developers as part of efforts to expand direct-to-consumer revenue streams. While many AI firms have found it difficult to convince Chinese consumers to pay for AI services, unlike in the United States, Zhang said he believed that could change in a few years, due to growing acceptance of the value of AI and falling prices. He said the GLM-4.6 model was an upgraded version of GLM-4.5 released in July and had enhanced capabilities in coding, reasoning, writing and agent applications.&nbsp;

Zhipu AI CEO Zhang Peng says artificial superintelligence may surpass humans in some areas by 2030, but progress will vary across fields. The company’s new GLM-4.6 model enhances coding, reasoning, and writing capabilities.

China's Zhipu AI says full artificial superintelligence unlikely by 2030

<span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">FRANKFURT: Lufthansa Group said Monday it will cut 4,000 jobs by 2030 using artificial intelligence, digitalization and airline consolidation, even as strong travel demand drives growth and the company forecasts higher long-term profits. <span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Most of the lost jobs would be in Germany, and the focus would be on administrative rather than operational roles, the company said. <span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lufthansa said it was moving to deepen the integration among member airlines Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and ITA Airways, and is &ldquo;reviewing which activities will be no longer necessary in the future, for instance due to duplication of work.&rdquo; <span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It said in a statement that &ldquo;profound changes brought about by digitalization and artificial intelligence&rdquo; would increase efficiency across business areas and activities. <span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The airline group laid out its strategic plans at a presentation for investors and analysts in Munich, saying it was seeing strong demand for air travel amid limits on offerings of flights due to stretched supply chains for planes and engines. That means a tight market that is keeping planes full and boosting revenue. <span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lufthansa Group said it expected &ldquo;significantly increased profitability&rdquo; by the end of the decade and was readying what it called the largest fleet modernization in the company&#39;s history that would add more than 230 new aircraft by 2030, including 100 long-haul aircraft. <span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Lufthansa Group is a globally operating aviation group that includes network airlines, point-to-point airline Eurowings and service companies. It had 101,709 employees in 2024 and generated revenue of 37.6 billion euros ($44 billion).

Lufthansa Group said Monday it will cut 4,000 jobs by 2030 using artificial intelligence, digitalization and airline consolidation, even as strong travel demand drives growth and the company forecasts higher long-term profits.

AI, digitalization to drive Lufthansa airlines job cuts

Web Desk

ISLAMABAD: The rise of artificial intelligence took center stage at Wednesday&#39;s meeting of the UN Security Council, with world leaders and diplomats acknowledging AI&rsquo;s nearly immeasurable capabilities while urging caution about its potential harms in nefarious hands, as well as possible dangers involving military use of the technology, AP reported. &ldquo;The question is not whether AI will influence international peace and security, but how we will shape its influence used responsibly,&rdquo; U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in opening remarks at Wednesday&rsquo;s meeting. &ldquo;AI can strengthen prevention and protection, anticipating food insecurity and displacement, supporting de-mining, helping identify potential outbreaks of violence, and so much more. But without guardrails, it can also be weaponized.&rdquo;<div class="fr-embed"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-9" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-9&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1970986611119939646&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmain.d1wrm1qseko1cp.amplifyapp.com%2Fdashboard%2F&sessionId=0694ba007bfe0945f9eda993896e78df390988cc&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 369px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;" data-tweet-id="1970986611119939646">&nbsp;</iframe></div></div>The session at this week&rsquo;s annual high-level United Nations meetup showcased the global awareness of AI&rsquo;s power, with leaders addressing the possible benefits in areas like medical research and international, in equal measure with warnings for its ability to create and spread misinformation and other ills, AP reported. &lsquo;Most consequential dual-use technology&rsquo;Pakistan&rsquo;s Minister of Defense Khawaja Asif said AI &ldquo;is the most consequential dual-use technology of our times, capable of accelerating socioeconomic progress but equally capable of deepening inequalities and destabilising international order.&rdquo;<div class="fr-embed"><iframe width="1312" height="738" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YXstV0w7UNs" title="WATCH: Pakistan’s Khawaja Asif Speaks on AI & Global Security at UN High-Level Meeting | AC15" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>Asif further said: Unregulated and irresponsible use of AI enables disinformation campaigns, offensive cyber operations, and development of new types of armaments. The accelerating weaponization of AI through autonomous weapon systems and AI-driven command and control systems pose a grave danger. The Pakistani defense minister said: In the recent conflict in the subcontinent between India and Pakistan, for the first time, autonomous loitering munitions and high-speed dual-capable cruise missiles were used by one nuclear-armed state against another during the military exchange, which manifests the dangers which AI can pose. These developments raise serious questions for the future of warfare. &ldquo;Three lessons are clear. One, AI lowers the threshold for use of force, making wars more politically and operationally feasible. Two, AI compresses decision time, narrowing the window for diplomacy and de-escalation. And three, AI blurs domain boundaries, merging cyber, kinetic, and informational effects in unpredictable ways,&rdquo; he added. Principle for collective approach&nbsp;Our collective approach to meet these challenges must rest on the following principle, he said, adding: &ldquo;First, the UN Charter and international law must fully govern the development and use of AI. Applications and without meaningful human control should be prohibited. Second, strategic communication on AI nuclear intersections is vital to reduce risk of miscalculation. Third, states must commit to measures that prevent destabilizing use and pre-emptive incentives. Fourth, developing countries must have the capacity, access, and voice to shape AI governance. Fifth, AI must not become a tool of coercion or technological monopoly. Sixth, AI governance must be anchored in the legitimacy of the United Nations system. Seventh, attempts to monopolise strategic advantage will fail. The only sustainable path is cooperation based on mutual respect.&rdquo; He said the adoption of General Assembly Resolutions 78-311 led by China last year was a landmark achievement that established the first multilateral agreed blueprint for AI capacity building.&ldquo;We must ensure that AI is harnessed to promote peace and development, not conflict and instability,&rdquo; Asif said. &lsquo;Promise for peace&rsquo;&ldquo;Deep AI analysis of situation data holds this promise for peace,&rdquo; said British Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy, heralding AI&#39;s ability to keep &ldquo;ultra-accurate, real-time logistics, ultra-accurate real-time sentiment analysis, ultra-early warning systems.&rdquo; According to AP, Lammy warned of the &ldquo;challenges for armed conflict,&rdquo; such as &quot;the risk of miscalculation, the risk of unintended escalation, and the arrival of artificial intelligence-powered chat bots stirring conflict.&rdquo; Wednesday&#39;s open debate centered around how the Council can help ensure the responsible application of AI to comply with international law and support peace processes and conflict prevention. Human oversightSeveral, including Sierra Leone Minister of Foreign Affairs Timothy Kabba, stressed the need for the Council to lead the way on ensuring that AI is not used by militaries without human oversight, so as to avert potentially devastating escalations or misfires. &ldquo;The Council can encourage best practices in peace operations, promote safeguards to retain human agency in military uses, and ensure compliance with international law and international humanitarian law,&rdquo; Kabba said. Kyriakos Mitsotakis, prime minister of Greece, called on the Council to &ldquo;rise to the occasion; just as it once rose to meet the challenges of nuclear weapons or peacekeeping, so too now it must rise to govern the age of AI.&rdquo; &lsquo;Digital colonialism&rsquo;Somalian President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud warned of &ldquo;digital colonialism,&rdquo; which he said can be addressed through partnering with initiatives &ldquo;to help ensure AI is a tool for collective advancement rather than a social side of the division.&rdquo; Ahmed Attaf, Algeria&#39;s foreign minister, noted that &ldquo;only 10 states out of the 55 members of the African Union have adopted the necessary information technology regulations,&rdquo; for AI, something he said, &ldquo;reflects the weakness of our legislative and regulatory frameworks in most African states&rdquo; and &quot;poses the challenge of digital sovereignty for the African continent.&rdquo; More on AI coming up at UNOn Thursday, as part of the body&rsquo;s annual meeting, Guterres will hold a meeting to launch the forum, called the Global Dialogue on AI Governance. It&#39;s a venue for governments and &ldquo;stakeholders&rdquo; to discuss international cooperation and share ideas and solutions. It&#39;s scheduled to meet formally in Geneva next year and in New York in 2027, AP reported.&nbsp;

UN Security Council discussed AI’s vast potential and risks, emphasizing responsible use to prevent weaponization and conflict escalation. Leaders urged international law, human oversight, and global cooperation to harness AI for peace, development, and equitable governance.

AI's double-edged sword: UN leaders weigh its promise and peril

<span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">NEW YORK: Artificial intelligence is joining the list of big and complex global challenges that world leaders and diplomats will tackle at this week&#39;s annual high-level United Nations meetup. <span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Since the AI boom kicked off with ChatGPT&#39;s debut about three years ago, the technology&#39;s breathtaking capabilities have amazed the world.&nbsp; <span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tech companies have raced to develop better AI systems even as experts warn of its risks, including existential threats like engineered pandemics, large-scale misinformation or rogue AIs running out of control, and call for safeguards. <span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">UN&#39;s adoption of a new governance architecture is the latest and biggest effort to rein in AI. Previous multilateral efforts, including three AI summits organized by Britain, South Korea and France, have resulted only in non-binding pledges. <span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Last month, the General Assembly adopted a resolution to set up two key bodies on AI &mdash; a global forum and an independent scientific panel of experts &mdash; in a milestone move to shepherd global governance efforts for the technology. <span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On Wednesday, a UN Security Council meeting will convene an open debate on the issue. Among the questions to be addressed: How can the Council help ensure the responsible application of AI to comply with international law and support peace processes and conflict prevention? <span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On Thursday, as part of the body&rsquo;s annual meeting, UN Secretary-General Ant&oacute;nio Guterres will hold a meeting to launch the forum, called the Global Dialogue on AI Governance. <span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It&#39;s a venue for governments and &ldquo;stakeholders&rdquo; to discuss international cooperation and share ideas and solutions. It&#39;s scheduled to meet formally in Geneva next year and in New York in 2027. <span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Meanwhile, recruitment is expected to get underway to find 40 experts for the scientific panel, including two co-chairs, one from a developed country and one from a developing nation. The panel has drawn comparisons with the UN&rsquo;s climate change panel and its flagship annual COP meeting. <span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The new bodies represent &ldquo;a symbolic triumph.&rdquo; They are &ldquo;by far the world&rsquo;s most globally inclusive approach to governing AI,&rdquo; Isabella Wilkinson, a research fellow at the London-based think tank Chatham House, wrote in a blog post. <span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">&ldquo;In practice, the new mechanisms look like they will be mostly powerless,&rdquo; she added. Among the possible issues is whether the UN&#39;s lumbering administration is able to regulate a fast-moving technology like AI. <span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ahead of the meeting, a group of influential experts called for governments to agree on so-called red lines for AI to take effect by the end of next year, saying that the technology needs &ldquo;minimum guardrails&rdquo; designed to prevent the &ldquo;most urgent and unacceptable risks.&rdquo; <span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The group, including senior employees at ChatGPT maker OpenAI, Google&#39;s AI research lab DeepMind and chatbot maker Anthropic, wants governments to sign an internationally binding agreement on AI. They point out that the world has previously agreed on treaties banning nuclear testing and biological weapons and protecting the high seas. <span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">&ldquo;The idea is very simple,&rdquo; said one of the backers, Stuart Russell, a computer science professor and director of University of California, Berkeley&#39;s Center for Human Compatible AI. &ldquo;As we do with medicines and nuclear power stations, we can require developers to prove safety as a condition of market access.&rdquo; <span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Russell suggested that UN governance could resemble the workings of another UN-affiliated body, the International Civil Aviation Organization, which coordinates with safety regulators across different countries and makes sure they&#39;re all working off the same page. <span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rather than laying out a set of rules that are set in stone, diplomats could draw up a &ldquo;framework convention&rdquo; that&#39;s flexible enough to be updated to reflect AI&#39;s latest advances, he said.

The UN flag flies on a stormy day at the United Nations during the United Nations General Assembly

Americas

Artificial intelligence is joining the list of big and complex global challenges that world leaders and diplomats will tackle at this week's annual high-level United Nations meetup.

AI governance joins list of global challenges at annual UN gathering

MADRID: Rafael Nadal is warning about fake online videos of him offering financial advice, and the risks of artificial intelligence. The retired tennis great said on Tuesday he has never endorsed any of the online videos or their messages. &ldquo;I want to share this message of caution &mdash; something unusual for my social media, but necessary,&rdquo; he wrote on Linkedin. &ldquo;In recent days, together with my team, we have detected fake videos circulating on some platforms. These were generated with artificial intelligence, showing a figure that imitates my image and my voice. In those videos, I am falsely attributed with investment advice or proposals that in no case come from me.&rdquo; Nadal said it was &ldquo;misleading advertising, completely unrelated&quot; to him. He talked about society&#39;s challenge of learning to distinguish between what is real and what is manipulated, and of &ldquo;promoting an ethical and responsible use of technology.&rdquo; &ldquo;Innovation is always positive when it serves people, but we must remain aware of its risks and act with critical thinking,&rdquo; he said. &quot;Artificial intelligence is a tool with enormous potential, capable of bringing extraordinary progress in education, medicine, sports, and communication. However, it can also be misused, creating false content that generates confusion and may deceive many people.&rdquo;

Tennis

Rafael Nadal warns against AI-generated fake videos falsely showing him giving investment advice, urging ethical technology use and public caution.

Nadal alerts about fake videos of him offering financial advice

TOKYO: Asian shares were trading mixed Tuesday in the absence of key market-driving news in the region, after a seemingly relentless rally continued on Wall Street. Tokyo trading was closed for a national holiday. Australia&#39;s S&amp;P/ASX 200 climbed 0.4% to 8,845.90. South Korea&#39;s Kospi added 0.6% to 3,488.23. Hong Kong&#39;s Hang Seng slipped 1.0% to 26,080.91, as investors continued to watch ongoing talks about US tariffs. The Shanghai Composite dropped 0.7% to 3,800.21. On Wall Street, the S&amp;P 500 rose 0.4% after erasing a modest loss from the morning. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 66 points, or 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.7%. It was the third straight day where all three indexes set an all-time high. &ldquo;Every time the market seems to be running out of momentum, it fools most of us by pushing to higher heights,&rdquo; said Jay Woods, chief market strategist at Freedom Capital Markets. A familiar face was again the strongest force lifting the market: Nvidia. Wall Street&rsquo;s most valuable company rose 3.9% after announcing a partnership to train and run OpenAI&rsquo;s next-generation artificial-intelligence models. As part of the deal, Nvidia will invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI. Oracle also pushed the market higher after climbing 6.3%. It named Clay Magouyrk and Mike Sicilia as its CEOs, with current CEO Safra Catz becoming executive vice chair of the technology company&rsquo;s board. Some of the market&rsquo;s sharpest action was among companies agreeing to buy one another. Pfizer said it would buy Metsera and its pipeline of medicines to potentially treat obesity in a deal initially valuing it at $4.9 billion. The payout for Metsera investors could go up sharply if its candidates win approval from federal regulators and achieve other milestones. Metsera&rsquo;s stock jumped 60.7%, and Pfizer&rsquo;s edged up by less than 0.1%. ODP, which runs Office Depot and Office Max, leaped 32.9% after Atlas Holdings agreed to buy it in a deal valued at roughly $1 billion. All told, the S&amp;P 500 rose 29.39 points to 6,693.75. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 66.27 to 46,381.54, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 157.50 to 22,788.98. Stocks have surged since April on hopes that Trump&rsquo;s tariffs won&rsquo;t derail global trade and that the Fed will deliver several cuts to interest rates to boost the economy. The Fed made its first cut of the year last week, and officials indicated more could arrive through the end of this year and into next. The US stock market still faces challenges, though. Chief among them is if the Fed does not cut interest rates as many times as investors expect. The Fed is wary because lower rates can give inflation more fuel, and inflation has stubbornly remained above its 2% target. An update on Friday will show how much prices are rising for&nbsp;US households based on the Fed&rsquo;s preferred measure of inflation, and economists expect it to show a slight acceleration from last month. In the bond market, Treasury yields held relatively steady. The yield on the 10-year Treasury remained at 4.14%, where it was on Friday. In energy trading, benchmark&nbsp;US crude lost 37 cents to $61.91 a barrel. Brent crude, the international standard, fell 41 cents to $66.16 a barrel. In currency trading, the&nbsp;US&nbsp;dollar rose to 147.76 Japanese yen from 147.74 yen. The euro cost $1.1798, inching down from $1.1802.

 A currency trader passes by a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), top center left, and the foreign exchange rate between US dollar and South Korean won, top center, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquart

Business

Asian stocks were mixed, rising in Australia and South Korea but falling in Hong Kong and Shanghai. Wall Street hit record highs, boosted by Nvidia’s AI deal, Oracle’s leadership changes, and major acquisitions by Pfizer.

Asian markets mixed as US stocks reach new highs

LONDON: US President Donald Trump&#39;s state visit to the UK has delivered pledges from US tech giants to invest tens of billions of dollars in the AI sector. The UK and US governments, meanwhile, agreed on co-operation over nuclear and space technology as part of a &quot;Tech Prosperity Deal&quot;, and British pharmaceutical group GSK pledged investment in the United States. The single biggest planned investment comes from US private equity firm Blackstone, which said it would plough &pound;90 billion ($123 billion) into UK assets over the next decade. Below is a list of the main deals, including some &pound;150 billion of inward investment from US companies. Big tech&nbsp;Microsoft&#39;s &quot;largest ever commitment to the UK&quot; comprises a $30-billion investment over four years, half of which will be spent on cloud computing and artificial intelligence infrastructure. It includes plans to build Britain&#39;s largest supercomputer. &quot;We&#39;re committed to creating new opportunities for people and businesses on both sides of the Atlantic, and to ensuring America remains a trusted and reliable tech partner for the United Kingdom,&quot; said Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella.<div class="fr-embed"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1968034916832338396&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmain.d1wrm1qseko1cp.amplifyapp.com%2Fmedia-library%2F&sessionId=cf79ef42d9fb17a3be7b88c63f48942b4be50699&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 672px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</iframe></div></div>&quot;That is why we are doubling down on our investment in the UK.&quot; Google plans UK investment of &pound;5 billion over the next two years to power its AI drive, help &quot;fortify cybersecurity&quot; and create 8,250 jobs annually. Nvidia, Stargate UK&nbsp;British firm Nscale has partnered with ChatGPT maker OpenAI and chip giant Nvidia to establish a UK version of Stargate -- a large-scale AI infrastructure initiative. The government stated that the project aims to &quot;develop a platform designed to deploy OpenAI&#39;s technology on sovereign infrastructure in the UK.&quot; Working alongside UK firms, Nvidia pledged to deploy a total of 120,000 advanced GPU chips across the country, representing its biggest ever rollout in Europe.<div class="fr-embed"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-1" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-1&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1968068880951087365&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmain.d1wrm1qseko1cp.amplifyapp.com%2Fmedia-library%2F&sessionId=cf79ef42d9fb17a3be7b88c63f48942b4be50699&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 624px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;">&nbsp;</iframe></div></div>GSK&nbsp;British pharmaceutical group GSK has announced it will invest $30 billion in the United States over the next five years, as drugmakers face pressure from the Trump administration to relocate production to the country. GSK will expand its research and development investments and production capacities, the company said, including a $1.2 billion plan to build a biologics factory in Pennsylvania for the development of respiratory and cancer treatments.<div class="fr-embed"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-2" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-2&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1968100899093369078&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmain.d1wrm1qseko1cp.amplifyapp.com%2Fmedia-library%2F&sessionId=cf79ef42d9fb17a3be7b88c63f48942b4be50699&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 861px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;"></iframe></div></div>&quot;This week&#39;s state visit brings together two countries that have led the world in science and healthcare innovation,&quot; GSK chief Emma Walmsley said in a statement. Blackstone&nbsp;The group gave no details of the nature of its planned investments, which comes after its announcement last year to invest &pound;10 billion in an AI data centre in northern England. Bank of America, BlackRock, Citi Group, PayPal and S&amp;P Global are together investing around &pound;1.75 billion in their UK operations. Government partnerships&nbsp;Britain and the United States plan to speed up the development of new nuclear power projects. &quot;This golden age of nuclear is central to the government&#39;s mission to build more clean homegrown power to ensure energy security,&quot; the UK government said. The two countries plan to &quot;drive AI-powered healthcare solutions in areas such as precision medicine and chronic disease&quot;.The UK and U.S. plan also to partner over &quot;revolutionary quantum computers and speed up the deployment of this technology across areas like healthcare, defence and finance&quot;. NASA and the UK Space Agency intend to develop AI models to support science and exploration missions.

The single biggest planned investment comes from US private equity firm Blackstone, which said it would plough £90 billion ($123 billion) into UK assets over the next decade.

Articles tagged with "AI"

Pope hails role of news agencies in 'post-truth', AI world

'AI actor' Tilly Norwood stirs outrage in Hollywood

Amazon adds AI muscle to connected home lineup

China's Zhipu AI says full artificial superintelligence unlikely by 2030

AI, digitalization to drive Lufthansa airlines job cuts

AI's double-edged sword: UN leaders weigh its promise and peril

AI governance joins list of global challenges at annual UN gathering

Nadal alerts about fake videos of him offering financial advice

Asian markets mixed as US stocks reach new highs

US President Trump's UK visit lands AI, pharma and nuclear pledges

China's Zhipu AI says full artificial superintelligence unlikely by 2030