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UN Secretary‑General submits 40 nominees for independent scientific AI panel; first report due in July
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The United Nations Secretary‑General has submitted a list of 40 experts to form an independent international scientific panel on artificial intelligence to help inform a July global dialogue on governance. Reporters pressed UN officials on funding, selection criteria, compensation and private‑sector engagement.
The United Nations Secretary‑General announced he has submitted a list of 40 individuals from every region to the General Assembly to form a new independent international scientific panel on artificial intelligence, and said the panel’s first report is expected in time to inform a July global dialogue on AI governance.
The panel, the Secretary‑General said, is intended as “the first global, fully independent scientific body” to help close the AI knowledge gap, assess impacts across economies and societies, and provide a neutral evidence base as policymakers discuss guardrails. “AI is moving at the speed of light,” he said, adding the panel will help “separate fact from fakes and science from slop.” He named the Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies, the International Telecommunication Union and UNESCO…
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