Czech President Pavel calls for international rules for AI — Anadolu Agency

Czech President Petr Pavel, speaking at the UN General Assembly in New York, United States, called for artificial intelligence to be developed within international rules. He stressed that people must retain control over technologies rather than become subordinate to them. This was reported by Anadolu Agency.

According to Pavel, artificial intelligence can bring significant benefits to humanity, but without effective safeguards it can cause great harm. The Czech president warned against an uncontrolled race for technological dominance, in which safety, oversight and accountability could be pushed into the background.

Lessons from technological races

Pavel mentioned the Manhattan Project during World War II, which led to the creation of the first nuclear weapons. In his view, this example shows how quickly a scientific breakthrough can change the balance of power and how difficult it is for politics and international rules to keep pace with technological changes.

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The Czech president noted that artificial intelligence creates different technological risks, but international regulation that emerges only after problems arise may prove too late. He also stated that no country or company will be able to cope independently with the challenges related to artificial intelligence.

Statements by other leaders

Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs said that instability and conflicts are not limited by borders, mentioning the war in Ukraine, the situation in the Middle East, the Red Sea and Sudan. He also described artificial intelligence as a technology with great potential that, in the wrong hands, can become a tool for deception, destabilization and conflict.

Estonian President Alar Karis expressed concern about the situation in the occupied West Bank and Gaza and reaffirmed support for a negotiated settlement based on two states — Israel and Palestine. Romanian President Nicușor Dan spoke about manipulation on social media through coordinated activity by fake accounts, while Bulgarian President Iliana Iotova said that Europe must be a participant in negotiations on the post-war security architecture after the end of the war of the Russian Federation — an aggressor state — against Ukraine.