Andy Burnham says AI needs "a single set of global principles and standards"

While leaders met in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, British Prime Minister Andy Burnham spoke to executives at a side event and advocated common international rules for artificial intelligence that would let its benefits be realized while reducing its dangers. He said the UK’s G20 presidency next year would focus on AI that serves the public good. His remarks came during a wider dispute over AI governance at the U.N. gathering: Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged greater oversight, President Donald Trump opposed international control efforts, and other leaders called for protections. The issue matters because governments are divided over how to manage rapidly advancing AI.