A new United Nations (UN) report has found that the potential benefits of Artificial Intelligence (AI) enormous if deployed and applied thoughtfully but warns that rapid, unchecked deployment of the technology at scale also presents considerable risks.

That is among the findings of a preliminary report released by the UN Independent International Scientific Panel on AI appointed by the General Assembly in February.

It warned that reliable methods of retaining control over highly autonomous AI systems were lacking.

As AI capabilities continued to grow, among the core challenges the Panel sought to address was to better understand what the stakes were for decisions being made around the world.

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