Alar Karis on AI will create a permanent underclass

Alar Karis

President of Estonia.

They are not going to take away your jobs. They just leave more time instead of doing stupid things, doing some smart things.

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Alar Karis, remarks at Thematic discussion 1: AI opportunities and implications — Global Dialogue on Artificial Intelligence Governance — Day 1, UN Transcripts, July 6, 2026.

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AI will create a permanent underclass

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Establish a UN-led body to oversee compute-intensive AI

The future of AI governance should be open, democratic, and practical. We need interoperable rules, shared standards, and cooperation among democratic partners. The global task is to build trustworthy AI that strengthens free societies.

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