US rejects global AI governance at UN Security Council
The United States is rejecting any global governance of advanced AI, telling the UN Security Council in New York today that each country should regulate the technology itself.
Michael Kratsios, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, delivers the US statement after the meeting’s four briefers from science and industry.
“The frontier of intelligence is advancing rapidly. That is not a reason to pause its further development or to constrain it with new global governance structures,” Kratsios says.
Throughout his statement, he refers to advanced AI as superintelligence.
The US, which he calls the leader in the field, has worked with frontier labs to test new models and has set up cybersecurity clearinghouses to coordinate on vulnerabilities, he says.
Washington is committed to dialogue on emerging technologies, Kratsios adds, but talks at the UN and elsewhere must not drift towards global governance.
“As President Trump said...
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