The UN General Assembly adopted this Thursday first global resolution on intelligence artificial (AI) for promote the protection of personal datamonitor technology for risks and protect human rights, U.S. officials said.

Non-binding resolutionproposed by the United States and supported by 122 other countries, it took three months to negotiate, and advocates strengthening privacy policiesThis was announced by officials at a briefing for journalists shortly before the resolution was adopted.

“We are navigating choppy waters with rapidly changing technology, which means it is more important than ever to be guided by our values,” a senior government official said, describing the resolution as “‘first in history’a truly global consensus document on AI.”

This resolution is the latest in a series of initiatives (few of which are effective) by governments around the world to shape the development of AIamid concerns that could be used to undermine democratic processes, fuel fraud or cause dramatic job losses.among other damages.

“The design, development, deployment and inappropriate or malicious use of security systems intelligence artificial… poses risks that may (…) undermine the protection, promotion and realization of human rights and fundamental freedoms

When asked whether the negotiators encountered resistance from Russia or China – UN member states that also voted for the document – officials admitted that there were “a lot of heated conversations (…) But we actively interacted with China, Russia, Cuba and others countries”.

“We believe that the resolution achieves the right balance between promoting development and at the same time continue to protect human rights,” said one of the officials, speaking on condition of anonymity.

In November, the USA, Great Britain and more than a dozen countries they let you know the first detailed international agreement on how to save intelligence artificial security from dishonest actorspushing companies to create artificial intelligence systems that are “safe by design.”