Guterres calls for end to digital divide, stressing ‘tremendous opportunities’ ahead

Guterres calls for end to digital divide, stressing ‘tremendous opportunities’ ahead

That’s the message from UN chief António Guterres ahead of World Telecommunication and Information Society Day on Thursday. Mr. Guterres insisted on the need to confront technology’s perils, including the amplification of economic inequalities, the proliferation of hate speech and disinformation, as well as the lack of governance and unchecked development of artificial intelligence, or…

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Artificial intelligence is stressing me out, Elon Musk

Artificial intelligence is stressing me out, Elon Musk

File photo Social media platform Twitter chief Elon Musk, founder of Tesla and SpaceX, has been put to the test by artificial intelligence, saying, ‘Artificial intelligence is stressing me out, it should be regulated’. Elon Musk, who has often been seen fighting with regulatory authorities, securities regulators and highway safety authorities, now says that ‘government…

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Around 4.2 million girls at risk for Female Genital Mutilation says Guterres, stressing men must also speak out

Around 4.2 million girls at risk for Female Genital Mutilation says Guterres, stressing men must also speak out

António Guterres said that the practice of genital cutting, prevalent in some cultures for more than a thousand years, causes lifelong damage to both the physical and mental health of women and girls. ‘Vicious manifestation of the patriarchy’ “It is one of the most vicious manifestations of the patriarchy that permeates our world”, he added….

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