Artificial Intelligence governance sees global study, US-China proposals, and antitrust litigation

Global efforts to govern Artificial Intelligence are intensifying through diplomatic proposals and legal challenges. The Millennium Project has released a comprehensive three-part study, ‘Future AI–AGI: Issues, Governance, Scenarios’, which synthesizes expert views from 65 countries on the transition to Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). The study explores global governance models and future scenarios through 2035, involving contributors such as Sam Altman, Demis Hassabis, and Elon Musk.

In a diplomatic move, the United States and China have proposed a joint reporting system for AI incidents. This proposal, intended for discussion between President Trump and President Xi Jinping, aims to create a communication channel to prevent autonomous AI actions from being misinterpreted as acts of war. The system would focus on notifying the other party if an uncontrolled AI actor is detected or if an autonomous system performs an action that could be perceived as an attack.

Simultaneously, a class-action lawsuit has been filed in the United States against major AI developers, including OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, and xAI. Plaintiffs allege that these companies violated the Sherman Act by collectively agreeing to slow the pace of AI development in favor of safety measures. The lawsuit argues that such coordination constitutes anti-competitive behavior, as paying users would continue to pay full subscription prices while facing delays in technical improvements and new features.