US EditionUN approves 40-member scientific panel on the impact of artificial intelligence over US objections
The panel, formed from over 2,600 candidates, aims to bridge global AI knowledge gaps and assess its economic and social impacts despite U.S. claims of mandate overreach.
- The U.N. General Assembly approved a 40-member global scientific panel on AI Thursday, passing the measure 117-2 with Tunisia and Ukraine abstaining, and the United States and Paraguay voting no.
- U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres established the panel, selecting 40 members from more than 2,600 candidates after review by the ITU, U.N. Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies and UNESCO.
- The roster features predominantly AI experts and includes Filipino journalist Maria Ressa, two Americans—Vipin Kumar and Martha Palmer—and two Chinese experts, Song Haitao and Wang Jian.
- U.S. Mission counselor Lauren Lovelace called the panel `a significant overreach of the U.N.'s mandate and competence`, warning the Trump administration opposes ceding AI authority to non-transparent international bodies influenced by authoritarian regimes while backing like-minded nations.
- Ukraine abstained because it objected to the inclusion of Russian expert Andrei Neznamov, while allies in Europe, Asia, Russia, China, and many developing countries voted in favor.
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UN approves 40-member scientific panel on impact of artificial intelligence over US objections
The UN General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to approve a 40-member global scientific panel on the impacts and risks of artificial intelligence, with the United States strongly objecting. Ukraine said it abstained because it objected to Russias Andrei Neznamov, an expert in AI regulation, ethics, and governance, being on the panel.
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