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A new argument from United Nations University researchers holds that efforts to regulate artificial intelligence should be grounded in human rights principles rather than starting from scratch. The piece contends that existing rights frameworks, covering privacy, non-discrimination and due process, already offer governments a foundation for overseeing AI development and use. The argument feeds into ongoing global debates over how, and by whom, AI should be governed.
- 2Paleontologist Kenneth Lacovara Addresses United Nations▼Edelman Fossil Park & Museum's Kenneth Lacovara speaks at United Nations
Kenneth Lacovara, founding dean of the Edelman Fossil Park & Museum at Rowan University in New Jersey, spoke at the United Nations. Lacovara is known for discovering giant sauropod dinosaurs and for using the fossil record to communicate lessons about climate change and extinction. Details of his remarks and the session he addressed have not yet been widely reported, but the museum shared news of the appearance.