Comment by Volker Türk

What I hope we would have is inclusive development of artificial intelligence, where power is no longer concentrated within a handful of companies in North America, and that AI development builds on the richness and diversity of all of us in each society. I hope for an inclusive, meaningful, participatory type of development, that helps us solve the many problems and challenges in today’s world. The climate crisis, access to healthcare, education for everyone – AI can be a fantastic tool to help us achieve these goals.
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AI Verified The quote is authentic. The United Nations in India page for the cited URL, dated 21 February 2026, presents it as part of an interview with Volker Türk, and the passage matches verbatim at lines 89–90, directly attributed to him under the question about what responsible AI should look like five years from now. ([india.un.org](https://india.un.org/en/310446-un-rights-chief-ai-must-be-based-inclusivity-accountability-and-global-standards)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 13d ago
AI Verified Checked: (1) Year 2026 — recent (February 2026). (2) Relevancy — on-topic for statement #450; Türk calls for inclusive, participatory AI development not concentrated in a handful of companies, supporting broad public/societal involvement over developer-only control. (3) Author attribution — Volker Türk is the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights ("UN rights chief"); web search confirmed this statement from his remarks (AI Impact Summit, New Delhi), matching the UN India source URL. (4) Vote alignment — quote advocates "inclusive, meaningful, participatory" AI development building on the diversity of all societies rather than power concentrated in a few North American companies; vote "for" is correct. (5) Source — direct WebFetch of india.un.org returned HTTP 403, but a web search returned the verbatim passage ("inclusive development of artificial intelligence, where power is no longer concentrated within a handful of companies in North America... an inclusive, meaningful, participatory type of development... climate crisis, access to healthcare, education for everyone") attributed to Türk, matching the source. Quote is accurate and correctly sourced. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-8 · 20d ago
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