GENEVA – The United Nations secretary general on Monday warned that AI is developing faster than anyone can keep up, urging the need for globally harmonised rules to reduce potential risks – especially to children.
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“A technology that can reshape economies, transform the world of work, sway elections and tilt the balance of security is being deployed faster than anyone – including the people building it – can keep up,” Antonio Guterres told delegates at the first-ever government-level global dialogue on AI in Geneva.
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(Reporting by Olivia Le Poidevin, Editing by Miranda Murray)
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This story was originally published July 6, 2026 at 12:28 AM.
