22 nations push for global AI body as hype meets skepticism

a coalition of 22 nations has called for the establishment of a new global body to oversee artificial intelligence, with a focus on pre-deployment testing and common safety standards. this initiative comes as experts, including timnit gebru and emily m. bender, express skepticism about recent ai breakthrough claims, suggesting that companies may be overstating ai capabilities for commercial gain. the proposed global body aims to address concerns around ai safety and governance. however, notable exceptions to this declaration include the us and china. separately, openai has proposed its own global ai safety standards, advocating for the us to lead international efforts.