Overview

• The General Assembly adopted a resolution on August 27 creating a 40‑member Independent International Scientific Panel on AI and a Global Dialogue on AI Governance.
• Panel members will serve three‑year terms in a personal capacity with balanced geographic representation, elect co‑chairs from a developed and a developing country, and issue evidence‑based assessments with an annual report.
• The Global Dialogue will convene states and stakeholders for up to two days each year on the margins of UN meetings, alternating between Geneva and New York, to share best practices and advance governance interoperability tied to the SDGs.
• UN Secretary‑General Antonio Guterres welcomed the decision, with his office set to open nominations shortly and the Panel’s first reports slated for presentation at dialogues scheduled for July 2026 in Geneva and 2027 in New York.
• Candidates for the Scientific Panel must file detailed conflict‑of‑interest disclosures, and the forum’s agenda emphasizes human rights, transparency, accountability and capacity‑building to narrow digital divides.