{"id":96971,"date":"2026-09-07T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/?p=96971"},"modified":"2026-09-07T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T12:00:00","slug":"ai-turk-urges-action-before-it-becomes-an-existential-risk-to-humanity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/?p=96971","title":{"rendered":"AI: T\u00fcrk urges action before it becomes an \u2018existential risk to humanity\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Without binding rules, independent oversight and clear limits, the technology could become impossible to control, the High Commissioner told the Human Rights Council in Geneva.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. T\u00fcrk raised the prospect of AI systems becoming so powerful that their developers could no longer control them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAI that escapes its testing environment, or blackmails developers to prevent itself from being turned off, is AI that is too powerful,\u201d he said. \u201cI am calling here, today, for an all-out effort to put cast iron guarantees in place around the safety and security of AI, before it is too late.\u201d\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><strong>\u2018A handful of men\u2019 in control<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Mr. T\u00fcrk called on countries hosting AI technologies and those involved in their supply chains to work together to establish clear boundaries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need independent verification and much closer cooperation on safety within the sector,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>But he stressed that the challenge goes beyond technical safety.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA handful of men has almost unlimited power over AI,\u201d he said, pointing to the growing concentration of technological power and the vast amounts of data being collected and processed.<\/p>\n<p>But he also highlighted the need for technology \u201cthat serves humanity rather than the other way round\u201d, with regard to jobs, democracy and the environment, insisting that human rights must remain the guiding principle.<\/p>\n<h2>\u00a0<strong>\u2018Horrified\u2019 by autonomous weapons<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The High Commissioner also raised concerns about AI being used in warfare, particularly the development of weapons capable of making lethal decisions without human intervention.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. T\u00fcrk said he was \u201chorrified\u201d by reports of fully autonomous drones allegedly deployed by Russia that killed three Ukrainians last month. Ukraine has also reportedly tested such weapons.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI join calls for\u00a0the urgent prohibition of\u00a0weapons\u00a0that can take lives without human involvement,\u201d he told Council members.<\/p>\n<p>He also warned that the war in Ukraine, now in its fifth year, continues to cause mounting civilian casualties and damage to critical energy infrastructure, with deaths and injuries also reported in Russia.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>More than 60 wars<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The High Commissioner broadened his warning to the wider global security landscape, expressing deep concern at the proliferation of armed conflicts and the erosion of international law.<\/p>\n<p>More than 60 conflicts involving at least one country are now happening worldwide, a level not seen since the end of the Second World War.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. T\u00fcrk also expressed alarm at the renewed hostilities between the United States and Iran and their wider geopolitical and economic repercussions.<\/p>\n<p>Civilian casualties continue to be reported, he noted, including at a wedding in Iran\u2019s Hormozgan province.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Gaza and occupied West Bank<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Turning to the Middle East, Mr. T\u00fcrk condemned continuing Israeli strikes in Gaza and restrictions on humanitarian aid, as well as plans for the forced displacement of Palestinians and dehumanizing rhetoric by some senior Israeli officials.<\/p>\n<p>He also condemned executions and torture reportedly carried out by armed groups affiliated with Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>In the occupied West Bank, Mr. T\u00fcrk called for action against annexation, settlement expansion by Israel and arms transfers that could facilitate violations of international law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe international community must redouble efforts towards lasting peace, in which Palestine and Israel live side by side with equal dignity and rights\u2026.\u00a0Words\u00a0of condemnation ring hollow in the face of deliberate violations and suffering,\u201d Mr. T\u00fcrk said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/09\/1168288\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Without binding rules, independent oversight and clear limits, the technology could become impossible to control, the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":96972,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[1405,9309,6612,534,628,745],"class_list":["post-96971","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-middle-east","tag-action","tag-existential","tag-humanity","tag-risk","tag-turk","tag-urges"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.0 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - 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