Rapid spread of AI may worsen global inequality, UN warns

<p>Panel proses shared framework for responsible AI development as adoption grows unevenly across world</p><p>A new <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/unitednations">United Nations</a> report warns that the development of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/artificialintelligenceai">artificial intelligence</a> may exacerbate global inequality and proposes a shared framework for how to responsibly develop AI, as adoption and investment into the technology accelerates unevenly across the world.</p><p>“The more AI advances without shared rules, the less say governments and people will have in the outcome,” said António Guterres, the UN secretary general, at a press conference on Wednesday. “Our message to governments is simple: do not wait … the science is here. We can no longer say we did not know what we do.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/01/un-report-ai-inequality">Continue reading...</a>