UN Warns of Need for Global Governance to Avoid an AI-Pocalypse
The panel says 118 countries, mostly in the Global South, are missing major AI governance talks and face limited capacity to respond.
- On Wednesday, the Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence released its Preliminary Report ahead of next week's Global Dialogue in Geneva, providing an independent scientific assessment of Artificial Intelligence's emerging opportunities and risks.
- Produced by 40 experts from multiple disciplines, the report warns that Artificial Intelligence capabilities are accelerating far beyond governments' capacities to effectively regulate it, leaving policy weakened without scientific evidence.
- Data in the report shows 75 percent of the 500 largest compute clusters are in the United States, while 91 percent of notable Artificial Intelligence models originated from the private sector, reinforcing global disparities.
- Predominantly in the Global South, 118 countries remain unengaged in major governance discussions, with the report warning these nations are disproportionately exposed to Artificial Intelligence misuse due to limited mitigation capacity.
- Urging immediate action, UN Secretary-General Guterres told governments 'Do not wait,' as the panel prepares to deliver a comprehensive report in 2027 to help United Nations member states navigate this technology.
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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…
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
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