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UN says AI safeguards can’t wait for certainty.

The Verge AIIndependent reporting·
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A United Nations scientific panel warned that governments need to rein in increasingly capable AI agents before their risks are fully understood, in the UN's first major assessment of OpenAI's hack of Hugging Face earlier this year.

Why it matters: The panel argues that safeguards should not wait until the risks of capable AI agents are fully understood.

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“Governments need to rein in increasingly capable AI agents before their risks are fully understood, a United Nations scientific panel warned in the global organization's first major assessment of OpenAI's hack of Hugging Face earlier this year.”
The Verge AI, 21 Sept 2026, 10:18.

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