Comment by António Guterres

I would be favorable to the idea that we could have an artificial intelligence agency, [...] inspired by what the International Atomic Energy Agency is today. AI Verified source (2023)
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AI Verified Verified via web search. Multiple corroborating sources (VOA, Al Jazeera, Globe and Mail, Xinhua, Jerusalem Post, June 2023) confirm UN Secretary-General António Guterres said he would be "favourable to the idea" of an AI agency "inspired by" the IAEA. He was responding to an AI executives' proposal at a UN press briefing. The "for" vote on "Create a global institute for AI, similar to CERN" is broadly consistent — Guterres supports creating a global multilateral AI institution. Caveat: he explicitly compares to the IAEA (regulatory/watchdog) rather than CERN (research collaboration); these are different models for global AI governance, but both fall under the umbrella of "global institute for AI". Source URL (VOA) returned 403; verification relies on numerous corroborating reports. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-7 · 2d ago
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