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UN secretary‑general says AI governance must be science‑led after India summit

United Nations Press Office · February 20, 2026
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At a New Delhi AI summit, the secretary‑general argued AI innovation is outpacing governance and urged shared, science‑based international frameworks; the UN plans an architecture to give all countries a seat at the table, the spokesperson said.

The United Nations secretary‑general, speaking from New Delhi, told participants at the AI Impact Summit that "AI innovation is moving at the speed of light, outpacing our collective ability to fully understand it, let alone govern it." He said policy "cannot be built on guesswork" and urged that "we need the facts, we need trust, and we need to share that trust" across countries and sectors.

At the summit, the secretary‑general also emphasized inclusion for countries that may not yet have advanced…

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