Pakistan has called for safeguards to prevent artificial intelligence (AI) from becoming “another facet of the ongoing arms race”, as the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) heard from executives of major AI companies about the technology’s implications for international security.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar delivered Pakistan’s statement during the France-chaired briefing, where technology leaders also highlighted the need for greater vigilance as AI capabilities rapidly develop.
Addressing the council, Dar warned that the growing use of AI in military and security contexts could increase the risks associated with miscalculation and faster decision-making.
“We must ensure that AI does not become another facet of the ongoing arms race,” Dar said.
He called for coordinated international efforts to establish “guardrails, regulations and governance frameworks” for AI. In the military domain, he said, countries should pursue restraint and confidence-building measures to reduce the risks arising from miscalculation and compressed decision-making.
The briefing also featured perspectives from AI industry leaders, including Clément Delangue, chief executive of Hugging Face, who highlighted the role of open-source AI in responding to emerging threats.
Delangue said Hugging Face had itself been targeted using AI, while also using the technology to defend against such attacks.
“The world needs open-source AI more than ever to defend itself,” he said.
