New UN Advisory Body aims to harness AI for the common good

New UN Advisory Body aims to harness AI for the common good

The members of the AI Advisory Body – launched on Thursday by Secretary-General António Guterres – will examine the risks, opportunities and international governance of these technologies. Mr. Guterres pointed to the extraordinary advance in the capabilities and use of AI over the past year, including through chatbots, voice cloning, image generators and video apps. …

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World News in Brief: West Bank violence, UN humanitarian visits Hroza, Advisory Group on local governments

World News in Brief: West Bank violence, UN humanitarian visits Hroza, Advisory Group on local governments

“I condemn today’s attack by Israeli settlers against Palestinians and their property in the town of Huwwara in occupied West Bank,” UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, said in a statement.   Huwara is located on the main road connecting the northern city of Nablus to Ramallah and Jerusalem and…

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United States, Pakistani American Shahid Ahmad nominated as a member of the Advisory Committee

United States, Pakistani American Shahid Ahmad nominated as a member of the Advisory Committee

File photo US President Joe Biden has made new nominations to boards and commissions. Pakistani American Shahid Ahmed Khan has been nominated as a member of the Advisory Committee for Arts. In an exclusive conversation with Geo News, Shahid Ahmed said that art brings people closer. setTimeout(function(){ !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)}; if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version=’2.0′; n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,’script’, ‘https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js’);…

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Imran's arrest, travel advisory issued for many countries

Imran’s arrest, travel advisory issued for many countries

File photo After the arrest of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan, USA, UK, Canada, European Union issued travel advisory. The travel advisory states that citizens should avoid unnecessary travel to Azad Kashmir, Balochistan, KP. The Canadian High Commission says there is a risk of terrorism, unrest and kidnapping, so be careful in Western-style restaurants and…

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5 things you need to know the world’s least developed countries

UN advisory board charts fresh path to better global governance

Launched by the UN’s High-Level Advisory Board on Effective Multilateralism, A Breakthrough for People and Planet: Effective and Inclusive Global Governance for Today and the Future, outlines an ambitious plan to overhaul the global architecture. Co-chaired by former President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, and former Prime Minister of Sweden, Stefan Löfven, the Advisory Board…

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New advisory for those going to Saudi Arabia, strict action on violation

New advisory for those going to Saudi Arabia, strict action on violation

Iconic photo A new advisory has been issued for passengers and airlines going to Saudi Arabia. According to the notification issued by the Saudi Aviation Authority, passengers whose passports have expired should not be given boarding for the journey. According to Saudi Aviation, the airlines gave boarding to the passengers despite the expired passports. According…

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