Blinken announces aid for Sudan and talks about AI risks at UN Security Council

Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken has announced $200 million in humanitarian aid for conflict-torn Sudan during his likely final trip to the United Nations while in office. Blinken is capping his engagements with the U.N. after a tumultuous four years that saw war return to Europe and multiple crises in the Middle East. He’s chairing two meetings of the U.N.’s most powerful body on Thursday focused on artificial intelligence and Sudan. Blinken said AI has the potential to do “tremendous good” but can also pose “tremendous threats to the international peace and security that this council is charged with upholding.”