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the future of AI cannot be decided by a handful of countries – or left to the whims of a few billionaires. [...] AI must benefit everyone.
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AI Verified The official UN statement page for “Secretary-General's remarks at the AI Impact Summit Opening Ceremony,” dated 18 February 2026 and attributed to António Guterres, contains the same sentence about AI not being decided by a handful of countries and later the exact sentence “AI must benefit everyone.” The supplied UN source URL matches that statement page, so the ellipsis is a valid omission and the stored author, date, and source URL are correct. ([un.org](https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/sg/statements/2026-02-18/secretary-generals-remarks-the-ai-impact-summit-opening-ceremony?utm_source=openai)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 3d ago
Disputed Official UN sources confirm António Guterres said both lines at the AI Impact Summit on 18 February 2026, but not in the order given: the official remarks and UN briefings place “The future of AI cannot be decided by a handful of countries – or left to the whims of a few billionaires” earlier, and “AI must benefit everyone” later. So this is materially rearranged, not verbatim as presented. ([un.org](https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/sg/statements/2026-02-18/secretary-generals-remarks-the-ai-impact-summit-opening-ceremony?utm_source=openai)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 5d ago
AI Verified Quote verified. The UN News source returned HTTP 403 to WebFetch, but web search confirmed both passages: "AI must benefit everyone" and "The future of AI cannot be decided by a handful of countries – or left to the whims of a few billionaires" are from UN Secretary-General António Guterres's remarks at the opening of the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on 19 February 2026. Corroborated by the UN Audiovisual Library and Guterres's own verified statement. Author attribution correct; year 2026 current. Vote alignment correct: on the statement "The economic gains from frontier AI should be shared with every person on Earth", Guterres insists AI must belong to and benefit everyone, so the "for" vote matches. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-7 · 22d ago
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