Briefing for MPs on the United Nations #12

09:00 – 10:00 (New York time)

Creating a level playing field of binding rules and safeguards to govern the development and use of AI has become a major preoccupation of policy-makers and experts alike.

While two new UN bodies provide a welcome addition to the existing constellation of AI governance initiatives nationally and globally, their mandate is primarily consultative and does not include any authority to set binding rules for governments or for the AI industry at large.

Leading questions

• Is the current AI global governance system properly equipped and empowered?
• Should an international treaty on AI be contemplated?
• What scope is there for a new international body for AI to be created?
• Do governments and parliaments have sufficient autonomy to impose strong rules on AI?