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Giorgia Meloni

prime minister of Italy

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We were used to progress that aimed to optimize human capacities, while today we are dealing with progress that risks replacing human capacities.

Giorgia Meloni

prime minister of Italy

In a speech published in 2023, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said technological progress risked replacing human capacities, including human intellect.

Prime Minister of ItalyPublished September 21, 2023 · date of remarks not established78th United Nations General Assembly

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I am not sure if we are adequately aware of the implications of technological development whose pace is much faster than our capacity to manage its effects. We were used to progress that aimed to optimize human capacities, while today we are dealing with progress that risks replacing human capacities. Because, if in the past, this replacement focused on physical tasks, so that humans could dedicate themselves to intellectual and organizational work, today the human intellect risks being replaced, with consequences that could be

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  • The official page labels the English text a courtesy translation; it is not presented as a transcript of Meloni’s original-language delivery.
  • Meloni first said AI applications may offer great opportunities; she then distinguished those opportunities from the risk that human intellect and jobs could be replaced.

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We need global governance mechanisms that ensure that these technologies respect ethical boundaries; that technological evolution is put at the service of humanity and not vice versa.

Giorgia Meloni

prime minister of Italy

In a speech published by Italy’s UN mission, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called for global rules to keep AI within ethical boundaries and in humanity’s service.

Prime Minister of ItalyPublished September 21, 2023 · date of remarks not established78th United Nations General Assembly

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This is not a world we want – which is why we should not mistake this dominion for a free zone without rules. We need global governance mechanisms that ensure that these technologies respect ethical boundaries; that technological evolution is put at the service of humanity and not vice versa. We must guarantee the practical application of the concept of “Algor-ethics”, that is, ethics for algorithms. These are some of the major themes Italy plans to put at the center of the G7 in 2024.

What this quote does not say

  • The official page labels the English text a courtesy translation; it is not presented as a transcript of Meloni’s original-language delivery.
  • Earlier in the speech, Meloni said AI applications may offer great opportunities; she then distinguished those opportunities from AI’s risks and called for governance.

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