[AI “doomsday theory” refuted by UN experts] According to a report by Agence France-Presse on the 22nd, several experts from the United Nations’ “Independent International Scientific Group on Artificial Intelligence” pointed out on the 21st that the “doomsday theory” used by some professionals in the field when talking about the risks of artificial intelligence (AI) is not advisable. On the 21st, at an event held at the United Nations General Assembly, Joel Barral, a Google DeepMind executive and a member of the United Nations' "Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence" said: "As scientists, it is very important to invest in scientific research and truly understand the boundaries of what we know and what we don't know, and blindly exaggerating fear is not very helpful." (Global Times)