UN Warns of Need for Global Governance to Avoid an AI-Pocalypse

UN Artificial Intelligence Panel Launches Report Ahead of Global Conference

UN Secretary-General António Guterres at the launch of the preliminary report from the UN Independent Panel on AI. Credit: UN Photo/Mark GartenBy Naureen HossainUNITED NATIONS, Jul 2 2026 (IPS) The acceleration of artificial intelligence (AI) and its capabilities is far outpacing governments’ capacities to effectively regulate it. Without scientific evidence to inform their policies, countries will be left at a greater disadvantage, according t…

UN warns of need for global governance to avoid an AI-pocalypse

A United Nations report on AI warns the technology is moving faster than governments can keep up, and the window of opportunity to establish effective global governance of it will not be open forever. The Preliminary Report from the UN's Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence presents AI as something of a mixed blessing. It says that the potential benefits of AI are enormous. If deployed and applied thoughtfully, t…

UN chief urges countries to push for joint AI rules without delay

Independent Scientific Panel on AI to help close the knowledge gap and assess the real impacts of AI across economies and societies, says Guterres

LIVESTREAM: UN launches preliminary report by the Independent International Scientific Panel on AI

UN Secretary-General António Guterres and panel co-chairs Yoshua Bengio and Maria Ressa present the panel's findings ahead of the inaugural Global Dialogue on AI Governance

Understanding the AI Governance Dialogue and what it means for Africans

The Global Dialogue on AI Governance is the United Nations’ first universal platform for discussing AI governance worldwide. With the international community currently lacking coherent mechanisms to govern AI’s rapid development, and many countries experiencing a disproportionate distribution of opportunities and harms, the Dialogue comes at a critical moment, offering stakeholders an opportunity to respond to AI’s social, economic, and geopolit…