The U.N. General Assembly on Thursday adopted its first resolution urging members to ensure trustworthiness and safety in using artificial intelligence.
The world body's plenary assembly "stresses the need for the standard of safe, secure and trustworthy artificial intelligence systems" to promote digital transformation and equitable access to their benefits in order to achieve all the U.N.-set sustainable development goals, the resolution said.
The document, which is nonbinding, also urged U.N. members to "refrain from or cease the use of artificial intelligence systems that are impossible to operate in compliance with international human rights law."
The move came after the assembly adopted a resolution in December that mentioned an "urgent need for the international community to address the challenges and concerns" raised by the development of lethal autonomous weapons systems capable of acting without human judgment.
At the United Nations, AI-related issues have also been discussed at the Security Council and in an advisory panel set up under Secretary General Antonio Guterres.
The United States and Japan were among the U.N. members that led efforts for the assembly to adopt the AI resolution Thursday.
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