June 26 is United Nations Charter Day, the date on which the foundational document for the global organization was signed by its original members in San Francisco in 1945. It offers a moment to reflect upon the very first resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, in January 1946, on “the problems raised by the discovery of atomic energy.” The text of that resolution is linked below and throws open the question of whether a similar approach would serve contemporary discoveries which can be constructive and fulfilling and yet also capable of causing problems, like digital reach and artificial intelligence.
http://www.worldlii.org/int/other/UNGA/1946/1.pdf
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