India, Nov. 25 -- The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, has warned that new tools like generative artificial intelligence could be easily misused without proper checks in place.

He said major companies and fast-moving technologies are creating new challenges for tackling rights abuses - and that governments and businesses need to step up.

"When powerful tech giants introduce new technologies, such as generative artificial intelligence, human rights can be the first casualty," he said. "Generative AI holds tremendous promise, but its exploitation for purely political or economic benefit can manipulate, distort and distract."

He stressed that rules, safeguards and independent oversight must keep pace with innovation.

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