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Speaker urges global digital pact, warns of AI risks and calls for information integrity
Summary
In United Nations remarks the speaker warned that online misinformation, racism and misogyny can escalate into real-world violence; they highlighted a global digital pact, principles for information integrity launched last year and urged an independent international scientific group on AI governance.
An unnamed speaker at the United Nations warned that evolving digital technologies and backsliding content moderation threaten human rights and urged global cooperation through a digital pact and stronger AI governance.
The speaker said, "La grande promesse de l'intelligence artificielle s'accompagne d'un risque insondable qui met en péril l'autonomie, l'identité et le contrôle humain jusqu'aux droits humains." They called the "pacte numérique mondial" a vehicle to ensure rights are not sacrificed "sur l'autel de la technologie," and referenced "les principes mondiaux pour l'intégrité de l'information" launched the prior year as guidance for creating a more human information ecosystem.
Why this matters: the speaker framed recent pullbacks in fact-checking and moderation as enabling more hatred, threats and violence online, which can spill into physical harms. The remarks link digital-governance work to the protection of human rights, an international agreement on AI governance and investments in affordable internet access, digital training and infrastructure for developing countries.
Details from the remarks: the speech called for collaboration among digital companies and policymakers; for capacity-building so all countries and people can benefit from AI; and for investment in affordable internet access and digital training. The speaker said the digital pact would establish "un groupe scientifique international indépendant" and a global dialogue to include all countries in shaping AI's future, but the transcript did not specify the group's mandate, membership rules or timeline. The speaker also said the principles for information integrity launched last year "viendront étayer et orienter" efforts to build a healthier information ecosystem.
The transcript records recommendations and policy proposals but no formal adoption, vote or binding commitment from member states within the provided excerpts.
