'We Cannot Vibe Code the Future of Humanity', UN Chief Warns at AI Summit
UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned at the first Global Dialogue on AI Governance in Geneva that AI is advancing faster than global institutions can regulate it, calling it an uncontrolled experiment “without a plan, and without consent.” He said AI is already reshaping economies, work, elections, and security, while systems now act online, write code, and make decisions with less human oversight. He highlighted three dangers: rapid deployment, concentration of AI power in a few companies and countries, and the erosion of truth as AI-generated falsehoods rival verified facts. Guterres urged new safeguards, including an AI Child Safety Pledge requiring independent testing before AI reaches children, zero tolerance for child sexual abuse imagery, and human support for distressed minors. He also called lethal autonomous weapons “morally repugnant” and demanded an international ban. He proposed a Global Fund for AI to expand access for developing countries and pressed major AI companies to run data centers on renewable energy by 2030.
