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#global-inequality

Over the last five years, artificial intelligence has shifted from a fringe interest to one of the most important drivers of global economic growth. So important has the technology become that the United Nations Security Council held its first open debate on artificial intelligence last month. While little of substance was achieved, a General Assembly resolution authorizing the creation of an independent scientific panel on AI may have a more enduring impact.

The year 2025 should be a time of celebration, dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the United Nations. But it risks going down in history as the year in which the international order built since 1945 collapsed.