2024-07-06 14:26:47
This resolution, supported by 123 member states until the day of its adoption, “constitutes a historic step towards establishing clear international standards for AI and for the promotion of safe, secure and reliable AI systems”, underlined the American vice-president, Kamala Harris, in a press release.
The text shows the way forward on AI where each country can both seize the opportunities offered by this technology and manage the risks of AI, she added.
For his part, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that this resolution constitutes a unique global approach to the development and use of this emerging technology.
Artificial intelligence has enormous potential to advance sustainable development and the Sustainable Development Goals, the top US diplomat added in a statement, noting that this text helps ensure that the benefits of AI benefit all countries and bridge the digital divide, particularly for developing countries.
This resolution was presented to the international press last Thursday by the permanent representative of the United States to the UN, Linda Thomas Greenfield, and her Moroccan counterpart, Omar Hilale.
This text highlights the need for continued discussions on appropriate governance approaches to AI that are grounded in international law, inclusive and tailored to the different needs and capabilities of developed and developing countries.
The choice made by the United States to involve Morocco in this process demonstrates the solidity and strength of the multidimensional strategic and historical partnership between Rabat and Washington. It also reflects the credibility, trust and respect enjoyed by the Kingdom of Morocco at the UN and international levels, under the enlightened leadership of His Majesty King Mohammed VI.
Ambassador Hilale welcomed a historic and consensual resolution resulting from a participatory and inclusive negotiation process.
He stressed that Morocco is honored to be associated with the presentation and negotiation of this historic resolution from its inception, noting that this first resolution on Artificial Intelligence will remain engraved in the annals of the multilateral organization.
For the Moroccan diplomat, this resolution is not an end in itself, but the beginning of a collective enterprise to shape safe, secure and reliable artificial intelligence systems for sustainable development, which leave no one behind.
2024-07-06 14:26:47