The United Nations is initiating a project to assist in global regulation of the advantages and drawbacks of artificial intelligence.

On Thursday, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres introduced a group of 39 advisors, consisting of tech company leaders, government representatives, and academics from six different continents.

The objective of the panel is to release initial suggestions on governing AI by the end of this year and complete them prior to the United Nations’ Summit of the Future in September.

According to Guterres, the positive impact of AI is hard to comprehend. He mentioned potential applications such as anticipating disasters, enhancing healthcare and education, and addressing the issue of climate change.

Nevertheless, he warned that the harmful utilization of AI could potentially erode confidence in establishments, diminish social unity, and jeopardize democracy.

There have been increasing worries about the potential dangers of AI ever since the release of ChatGPT by OpenAI last year. Many are worried about the tool’s simplicity and its potential to take over writing tasks that were once exclusive to humans.

Many people are advocating for the regulation of AI, and both researchers and lawmakers have emphasized the importance of international collaboration on this issue.

The United Nations’ recently established committee on artificial intelligence will convene for the first time on Friday.

The data for this report was sourced from Reuters.