"We must confront violence and online hate, and ensure that technology serves equality, not exclusion," warned UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, cautioning that the male-dominated AI industry risks reinforcing gender bias.

China is set to host the Global Leaders' Meeting on Women in Beijing to commemorate the anniversary of the landmark 1995 World Conference on Women, which Guterres described as the most ambitious global political commitment to women's rights ever achieved.