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The Global Governance of Artificial Intelligence in the Service of Humanity's Interests and the Role of the UN

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
1 Master of Communication Law, Department of Public and International Law, Faculty of Law and Political Science, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran. (Corresponding author),Email: shivashokrollahi8@gmail.com
2 Assistant Professor, Public and International Law, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran. Email: motamednejad@atu.ac.ir
Abstract
Objectives: The purpose of this research is to analyze and investigate the issue of artificial intelligence and its impact on dimensions of human life with a special emphasis on the actions of the United Nations during different years in the field of this technology.  In this article, the conferences, meetings, reports and approvals of the United Nations and its various organs, including the actions of the General Assembly and organizations such as UNESCO, the International Telecommunication Union, the Human Rights Council, etc., are examined in detail.
Methods: In this research, we will analyze the actions of the United Nations as one of the important and global organizations in the international arena in the field of artificial intelligence technology with a descriptive-analytical method and using library resources. This research will fully examine all the actions of the United Nations in the field of artificial intelligence, including the results of its meetings, Conferences, approvals and resolutions.
Findings: The findings of this research show that according to the actions taken by the United Nations in the field of artificial intelligence, the necessity of determining a global framework for this technology due to its increasing progress and the expansion of the scope of the application of this technology in aspects the diversity of human life is felt more than in the past.  This issue becomes more important since the United Nations as a global organization with the membership of almost all the countries of the world in it and playing the role of global diplomacy and creating peace and global cooperation in the international arena, seems to be the best choice for this action.
Conclusions: The results of this research indicate that artificial intelligence today, by being present in various fields such as people’s jobs, climate changes, entering people’s privacy has been able to solve various legal challenges on a large scale.  Create different countries have tried to limit and regulate this technology and they have succeeded to some extent by passing specific laws at the national level, but there is still a strong and fundamental need to pass and regulate comprehensive and transparent laws by an important and global institution like the United Nations is felt.Therefore, this organization has not been oblivious to this issue and has addressed artificial intelligence, its effects, challenges and risks in the heart of its various actions and discussions. In fact, the United Nations has always been important due to the membership of all the countries of the world in it and having the role of facilitating multilateral diplomacy and defining the norms and values ​​of human and global rights. Therefore, this organization can play a fundamental and central role in the correct and transparent shaping of artificial intelligence technology and its use in today’s world so that in the future artificial intelligence will benefit all the people of the world.  Now is the time to act to create the ground for cooperation in the direction of responsible and inclusive use of the power of artificial intelligence.
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