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Global governance and security of artificial intelligence

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The international community remains divided over the governance and security implications of rapidly advancing artificial intelligence. UN Secretary-General António Guterres has warned that AI development is outpacing global understanding, potentially leading to an uncontrolled ‘race to the bottom’ or a catastrophic ‘AI arms race’ between superpowers. He has urged the United States, China, and Europe to engage in safety dialogues comparable to the diplomatic efforts following the Cuban Missile Crisis. Diplomatic efforts face significant friction. While France has proposed a framework for pre-market evaluation and post-deployment monitoring, US President Donald Trump has dismissed such oversight as a ‘malicious conspiracy’ and a ‘hoax.’ During the UN General Assembly, OpenAI CEO industry leaders including Sam Altman is scheduled of OpenAI, Dario Amodei of Anthropic, and Clément Delangue of Hugging Face have provided insights to brief the UN Security Council on risks regarding Council. Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar joined these discussions, emphasizing the potential loss necessity of human control over advanced models. Concurrently, the Trump administration plans to host maintaining ‘human judgment and control’ and warning that AI regulation must not become a high-level event tool to discuss international cooperation and regulatory conditions hinder technological access for AI adoption. others. To address military risks, the UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) has launched an initiative to establish is launching an international forum for managing AI applications. to bring together governments, defense companies, and civil society. UNIDIR head Robin Geiss warned that the integration of AI into reconnaissance and early warning systems is narrowing the margin for human judgment is narrowing, judgment, particularly in the nuclear domain, domain. This initiative, part of the Center of Excellence on AI, Peace and Security, seeks to promote common standards for responsible development in areas such as AI is integrated into reconnaissance cybersecurity and early warning systems. Despite geopolitical competition, UNIDIR noted that concerns are transcending blocs, evidenced target selection. Parallel efforts like the Digital@UNGA 2026 platform, led by a proposal for the United States ITU and China to establish an AI safety alert system UNDP, advocate for national security threats. UNIDIR has also established a Center of Excellence ‘Digit’all Future.’ This initiative focuses on AI, Peace moving from theoretical risks to addressing immediate concerns like deepfake disinformation and Security. infrastructure threats through inclusive, multistakeholder cooperation.

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