António Guterres

I send greetings to everyone attending these important consultations on a defining issue of our time — the threat posed by lethal autonomous weapons systems. Machines that have the power and discretion to take human lives without human control are p... more Verified source (2025)

I would be favorable to the idea that we could have an artificial intelligence agency ... inspired by what the international agency of atomic energy is today. Verified source

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)

I would be favorable to the idea that we could have an artificial intelligence agency AI Verified source (2023)

The international community has a long history of responding to new technologies with the potential to disrupt our societies and economies. We have come together at the United Nations to set new international rules, sign new treaties, and establish n... more Unverified source (2023)

no child should be a test subject for unregulated AI. The future of AI cannot be decided by a few [...]. AI must belong to everyone Unverified source (2026)

No country should design, develop, deploy or use military applications of AI in armed conflict that violate international law, humanitarian law and human rights. Unverified source (2024)

Science informs, but humans decide. Our goal is to make human control a technical reality. [...] It requires meaningful human oversight in every high-stakes decision — in justice, healthcare, credit. AI Verified source (2026)

AI must benefit everyone. [...] The future of AI cannot be decided by a handful of countries – or left to the whims of a few billionaires. AI Verified source (2026)

We are witnessing perhaps the greatest transfer of power of our times — not from Governments to people, but from Governments to private technology companies. [...] When technologies that shape behaviour, elections, markets, and even conflicts operate... more AI Verified source (2026)

Because the future of AI cannot be decided by a handful of countries – or left to the whims of a few billionaires. AI must belong to everyone. [...] The first session of the dialogue in Geneva in July will give every country, and every stakeholder, a... more AI Verified source (2026)

they threaten to upend life as we know it: the climate crisis and the ungoverned expansion of artificial intelligence. AI Verified source (2025)