Volker Türk

Before a new drug reaches the market, it undergoes years of clinical trials, regulatory review, and market authorization. And this process can last between 10 and 15 years. Many drugs fail due to lack of effectiveness or safety concerns. And even wit...

Human rights due diligence and impact assessments of AI systems are essential.

When AI gathers data or carries out a decision without human agency, responsibility can disappear into the system. And this is increasingly the case as AI agents are deployed in healthcare, finance, recruitment, and more.

Every country is involved in the AI value chain, whether through data, critical minerals, labour, markets, compute, or cloud capacity. And that means that all should have a meaningful stake in shaping and benefiting from AI. Otherwise, AI will deepen...

Every country is involved in the AI value chain, whether through data, critical minerals, labour, markets, compute, or cloud capacity. And that means that all should have a meaningful stake in shaping and benefiting from AI. Otherwise, AI will deepen...

Human oversight of AI systems cannot be just a rubber stamp. It requires that an identified person be granted authority, competence, time, independence, and power to alter and even stop a system.