CCNN

Un-Security-Council

By Sandra Hughes

UN Security Council Now Requires AI Ethics Review Before Authorizing Any Military Action

NEW YORK — In a stunning move that will reshape the landscape of international conflict for the foreseeable future, the United Nations Security Council today announced it would now require an artificial intelligence ethics impact assessment before authorizing any military intervention anywhere on Earth.

“This is a watershed moment for global peacekeeping,” said Katarzyna Wos, the Council’s newly appointed Director of AI Governance and International Peace, who spoke at a press conference in the Security Council chamber just after a session on the humanitarian crisis in Southeast Asia. “No longer will we send troops, weapons, or economic sanctions without first running a neural network simulation of the potential consequences on human dignity and democratic values.”

By Sandra Hughes

The Veto Fatigue Epidemic: Why Your National Security Strategy Now Requires a UN Resolution Before You Can Declare War on a Pigeon

GENEVA — To understand the current state of global diplomacy, we must first return to 1945, when the five permanent members of the UN Security Council were granted veto power so that “great powers would not be locked out of decision-making,” according to Dr. Elena Corazón, lead historian at the International Bureaucracy Archives.

What has since emerged is The Veto Fatigue Epidemic, a condition affecting 94% of diplomatic personnel who now spend an average of 14 hours per week filling out forms that prevent them from taking diplomatic action until the appropriate paperwork is filed.