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UN Human Rights Chief Warns Unregulated AI Could Pose Existential Risk to Humanity

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk called for urgent, coordinated international regulation of artificial intelligence, warning that rapidly advancing automated systems threaten fundamental rights and could pose an existential risk if left unchecked.
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Wall Street Ends Mixed as Investors Weigh Earnings, Fiscal Debate and Treasury Yields
Zheng Qinwen and Coco Gauff Advance at US Open in New York
US Senate Impeachment Court Pauses Hearings to Review Financial Records
NASA Completes Hot-Fire Tests for Next-Generation Deep-Space Propulsion
US Education Department Expands Funding for Community College Technical Training
FCC Tightens Rules Against Illegal Cross-Border Robocalls
Keith Sonderling Becomes Acting US Labor Secretary After Lori Chavez-DeRemer Resigns
US Security Envoy Begins South America Tour Focused on Drugs and Regional Cooperation
USDA Reports Worsening Drought Pressure on Midwest Corn and Soybean Crops
US Auto Safety Regulator Reviews Driver Assistance Systems in Electric Vehicles
EPA Finalizes New Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Trucks
US Tech Companies Announce Tens of Billions of Dollars in New Data Center Investment
US Justice Department Expands Civil Rights Scrutiny of Midwestern Police Departments
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