Reading up on United Nations
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- Opinion | We Had Questions About A.I. Joseph Gordon-Levitt Had Answers.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt brought Times Opinion to the United Nations to discuss the risks and opportunities posed by artificial intelligence today.
- The U.N. Brings Everyone to Town. That’s Good (and Bad) for New Yorkers.
The annual UN General Assembly brings high‑profile visitors to New York City, boosting its prestige but also causing traffic jams, street closures, and increased chaos for residents.
- At the U.N., Trump Lays Out a Winner-Takes-All Vision of U.S. Power
President Trump's U.N. General Assembly speech explicitly rejected the multilateral foundation of the United Nations, presenting a winner-takes-all vision of U.S. power.
- Specter of Rogue A.I. Looms Over U.N. Talks on Digital Cooperation
Diplomats and tech experts gathered at the United Nations General Assembly to debate addressing AI threats and harnessing its potential.
- A lot of population numbers are fake
Census and population estimates in many countries are systematically inaccurate due to fraud, weak infrastructure, or political incentives, not merely benign error.