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UN panel urges immediate AI safety rules despite scientific uncertainty

A UN scientific panel has released its first major assessment on advanced AI risks, arguing that governments must act to control increasingly capable AI agents before all the risks are fully understood. The report, from the newly formed Independent International Scientific Panel on AI, calls for greater international coordination, resources, and accountability measures even as countries pursue different legal approaches to regulation.

theverge.com · 2026-09-21

UN General Assembly backs Equal Earth map over Mercator by 164-1 vote

The UN General Assembly passed a resolution urging governments, schools and tech firms to adopt equal-area map projections like Equal Earth instead of the Mercator projection, which distorts continents' relative sizes. The measure passed 164-1, with only the United States opposed and six countries abstaining; it does not ban Mercator maps but recommends alternatives where accurate size comparisons matter.

yro.slashdot.org · 2026-09-06