High Commissioner for Human Rights concerned about AI
Published: Wednesday, Dec 6th 2023, 14:00
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The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has called on governments around the world to be particularly vigilant ahead of elections in the age of artificial intelligence (AI). In the coming year, elections are likely to take place in more than 70 countries where more than half of the world's population lives, Türk told the media in Geneva on Wednesday.
These elections were among the first to be held in the age of AI applications for the masses. This poses new risks for a new type of propaganda and disinformation. Governments and technology companies need to be able to respond to dangerous online content.
Türk called on governments to respect the human right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly during election campaigns. Election campaigns are fertile ground for extremism and the stoking of fear, often with hate speech against opponents. "I call on politicians and other leaders not to stir up fears against "the others", not to cause divisions and not to instrumentalize differences in order to win votes," said Türk.
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