Biden Presses World Leaders to Counter AI’s Most Extreme Risks

President Joe Biden Tuesday called on world leaders to protect their citizens from the most extreme risks posed by artificial intelligence, predicting that the technology will change how nations wage war.

Biden, in what is scheduled to be his final address to the United Nations General Assembly as president, detailed his fears that bad actors will use AI to spread disinformation and engineer novel diseases that could harm humans. He also urged world leaders gathered in New York to write standards for the technology that promote equality in poorer countries and enhance human life. ...