European lawmakers, Nobel winners, ex-leaders, and AI researchers called for binding international rules on AI.
They launched the initiative Monday at the UN’s 80th General Assembly in New York.
The campaign urges governments to agree by 2026 on “red lines” banning AI applications deemed too harmful.
Signatories include Enrico Letta, Mary Robinson, MEPs Brando Benifei and Sergey Lagodinsky, ten Nobel laureates, and tech leaders from OpenAI and Google.
They warn that without global standards, AI could trigger pandemics, disinformation campaigns, human rights abuses, and loss of control over advanced systems.
Over 200 prominent figures and 70 organisations from politics, science, human rights, and industry have joined the call.
AI Poses Mental Health Dangers
Researchers found chatbots like ChatGPT, Claude, and Google’s Gemini gave inconsistent or unsafe answers about suicide.
Experts warned these flaws could worsen mental health crises, linking some deaths to AI interactions.
Maria Ressa cautioned that AI could create “epistemic chaos” and systematic human rights abuses without strict safeguards.
Yoshua Bengio stressed that society is unprepared for risks from rapidly advancing AI models.
Push for a Binding Global Treaty
Supporters urge governments to establish an independent body to enforce AI rules worldwide.
They suggest banning AI systems from launching nuclear attacks, impersonating humans, or conducting mass surveillance.
Signatories said national or EU regulations alone cannot govern borderless AI technology effectively.
They hope countries negotiate global agreements and aim for a UN resolution by the end of 2026.
The treaty would create enforceable standards to prevent irreversible harm from AI misuse.
