UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warned on 2026-09-07 that advanced artificial intelligence could pose an "existential risk to humanity" and pledged to press AI firms to reduce risks. Türk noted that a handful of individuals hold "almost unlimited power over AI" development.
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AI could pose ‘existential’ risk to humanity, UN rights chief warns Reuters
Volker Turk warned that just a handful of men held “almost unlimited power over AI”.
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UN human rights chief Volker Turk warns advanced AI could pose 'existential risk' to humanity ->Mint | More on "Advanced AI existential risk warnings" at BigEarthData.ai | #AI #HumanRights Advanced AI could become an “existential risk to humanity” in the future, United Nations human rights chief Volker Turk has warned. Speaking in Geneva at the U.N. Human Rights Council on Monday, Turk called for
Volker Türk has called for urgent global safeguards, independent checks and agreed limits on advanced artificial intelligence.
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UN human rights chief Volker Türk added his voice on Monday to growing calls for greater AI controls, warning that the revolutionary technology could become an “existential risk to humanity” if left unchecked.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warned the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Sept. 7 that advanced artificial intelligence could pose an “existential risk to humanity” and called for immediate safeguards around AI safety and security [un.org#1][techxplore.com#1][aaj.tv#1][dawn.com#1][business-standard.com#1][scmp.com#1][perthnow.com.au#1]. Türk said he would write to AI companies