52 Nations Warn of AI-Fueled Antisemitism at UN Human Rights Council

Fifty-two United Nations member states issued a joint declaration at the Human Rights Council in Geneva, urging immediate action against the proliferation of antisemitism through artificial intelligence. The initiative, spearheaded by Austria, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia, with support from the World Jewish Congress, highlights the unprecedented speed and scale at which AI tools could generate and disseminate antisemitic content, Holocaust denial and distortion, conspiracy theories, and disinformation.

The participating nations are calling on governments, technology companies, and other stakeholders to bolster safeguards, transparency, human oversight, and accountability in the development and deployment of AI systems. Ronald Lauder, president of the World Jewish Congress, emphasized the urgency, stating, "Artificial intelligence must not become a new engine for old hatred. We must not allow antisemitism, Holocaust distortion, and conspiracy theories to spread faster and farther simply because the technology has changed. Governments and tech companies have a responsibility to act now, before it becomes even harder to curb these dangers."