António Guterres

Secrétaire général des Nations unies, il a averti le Conseil de sécurité et l’Assemblée générale que l’IA comporte des risques catastrophiques et existentiels, appelle à interdire les armes autonomes et a lancé le panel scientifique indépendant de l’ONU sur l’IA.

Fonctions

oct. 1995 – avr. 2002Prime Minister, PortugalSource →
juin 2005 – déc. 2015High Commissioner for Refugees, United NationsSource →
janv. 2017 – aujourd’huiSecretary-General, United NationsSecond term runs to 31 December 2026.Source →

Au registre

6 juil. 2026 · Discours · UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance, Geneva
No child should be a guinea pig for unregulated AI…We do not let medicine reach a child until it is proven safe. We test every toy; yet AI has reached our children
Secretary-General, United Nations à l’époque
Same address; "in every high-stakes decision … machines can inform, but humans must decide – and answer."
From AI to ‘killer robots’: UN chief issues urgent governance call →
1 juil. 2026 · Déclaration · Launch of the preliminary report of the Independent International Scientific Panel on AI
We can no longer say we did not know. What we do with it is now up to all of us.
Secretary-General, United Nations à l’époque
Also told governments "my message to governments is simple: do not wait"; the panel found no guarantee frontier systems will avoid catastrophic harm.
‘The science is here’: UN chief welcomes first global AI assessment →
24 sept. 2025 · Discours · UN Security Council open debate on AI and international peace and security
AI is no longer a distant horizon – it is here, transforming daily life, the information space, and the global economy at breathtaking speed
Secretary-General, United Nations à l’époque
Same speech; "humanity's fate cannot be left to an algorithm" and a renewed call to ban lethal autonomous weapons operating without human control.
AI must not decide humanity's fate, UN chief warns Security Council →
18 juil. 2023 · Discours · UN Security Council, first debate on artificial intelligence
Generative AI has enormous potential for good and evil at scale. Its creators themselves have warned that much bigger, potentially catastrophic and existential risks lie ahead.
Secretary-General, United Nations à l’époque
Words confirmed verbatim on the UNCTAD eTrade-for-all mirror of the remarks; the un.org page itself did not load here. He also welcomed a new UN entity on AI modelled on the IAEA.
Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council on Artificial Intelligence →