Dubochet was taking part in a United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) conference in Geneva on Monday
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Jacques Dubochet, the Swiss winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize for Chemistry, has called for greater control over new technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI).
The renowned Swiss scientist told the participants at the five-day meeting organised by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) that a moratorium should be imposed on many new technologies to evaluate how dangerous they are.
He insisted that governments should take a precautionary approach towards new technologies which “concern everyone everywhere”.
The annual event, which brings together public and private-sector decision-makers, including many UN agencies, seeks to leverage AI to accelerate progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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