Artificial intelligence is joining the list of big and complex global challenges that world leaders and diplomats will tackle at this week’s annual high-level United Nations meetup.

The third day of high-level debate at the United Nations General Assembly is scheduled to begin Wednesday, Sept. 24 at 9 a.m. EDT. Watch live in the video player above.

Since the AI boom kicked off with ChatGPT’s debut about three years ago, the technology’s breathtaking capabilities have amazed the world. Tech companies have raced to develop better AI systems even as experts warn of its risks, including existential threats like engineered pandemics, large-scale misinformation or rogue AIs running out of control, and call for safeguards.

The U.N.’s adoption of a new governance architecture is the latest and

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