On September 22 (local time), in a speech at the 81st plenary session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, US President Donald Trump affirmed that Washington advocates creating maximum conditions for breakthroughs in artificial intelligence instead of imposing measures to control or restrain this technology, according to AFP.
The head of the White House emphasized: "We will only encourage superintelligence. We will promote it, not restrain it. I will not restrain the growth of something that will be even greater than the Industrial Revolution.
President Trump also said that from this point on, all official documents of the US government will change the name of artificial intelligence to super intelligence because he believes that this term accurately reflects the nature of technology.
Mr. Trump rejected growing concerns about the risk of AI technology getting out of control and threatening the survival of humanity.
Contrary to Washington's view, ahead of the meeting, leaders of more than 20 countries, mostly European countries, urged the establishment of legally binding safety measures for advanced AI.
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said London will strive to establish global AI standards during its G20 Chairmanship in 2027.
Meanwhile, French President Emmanuel Macron called on Europe to be technologically autonomous to avoid dependence on AI superpowers like the US and China.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on the US and China to establish a bilateral dialogue channel on technological risks similar to nuclear control agreements during the Cold War. Mr. Guterres emphasized before the conference: "Governments with the greatest AI capabilities must bear the greatest responsibility to humanity in establishing dialogue channels".
Currently, Washington and Beijing are conducting discussions to establish this communication mechanism ahead of the summit between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on September 24.
