Social media, AI fuelling ‘worst human impulses’, says UN chief

Uncontrolled social media networks and artificial intelligence amplify the worst human emotions, allowing hate speech to spread like wildfire and fuel violence, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday. United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) level meeting Portugal. “Unchecked digital platforms and artificial intelligence have given hate speech an acceleration and reach previously unseen..” he told the UNAOC’s 10th World Forum in Cascais, near Lisbon. “Humanity’s worst movements are given a megaphone, and many times they lead. For the violence, “he told a session at the gathering that would fuel hatred”. Online deep-fax distribution is permitted. “The impossible and the unverifiable (at the same moment) become credible”, Guterres said. “Misinformation and outright lies hateful antisemitism, fueling anti-Muslim sentiment and attacks on minority Christian communities,” Guterres said. Media and AI offer a “new outlet” for these “old tactics.” UN leaders in Gaza, Lebanon, Ukraine and Reiterating its calls for peace in Sudan, the UN coalition wants to promote “cultural diversity, religious pluralism and mutual respect” at this year’s global forum – which includes presidents, ministers and heads of international institutions are included