President addresses AI at UNSC debate, highlighting risks, promise

NEW YORK — Speaking in an open debate at the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday (local time), President Lee Jae Myung warned that the world’s future will be shaped by the use of artificial intelligence (AI). Lee presided over the debate, becoming the first Korean president to chair a session of the council. He also pledged Korea would take a role in leading international efforts to ensure that AI serves as a tool for humanity’s sustainable future. Lee said it was “deeply meaningful” to chair the UNSC session. Speaking to reporters ahead of the meeting, he said it is “especially significant to chair the first open debate on AI convened for all U.N. member states.” During the session, the president explained that Korea had proposed the agenda to spur global efforts in addressing the rapidly evolving international security environment shaped by advances in AI. Seoul currently holds the council’s monthly rotating presidency as a nonpermanent member for the 2024-25 term, and it is customary in Security Council meetings for the presidency to set the agenda. “Eighty years ago,Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times