Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Global Governance is an inclusive platform for researchers, policy actors, corporate and thought leaders to explore the global policy challenges raised by artificial intelligence. From global submissions by leaders in the field, the platform aims to foster unique cross-disciplinary insights to inform existing debates from the lens of multilateralism, coupled with on-the-ground lessons. These insights support UN Member States, multilateral agencies, funds, programmes and other stakeholders as they consider both their own and their collective roles in shaping the governance of AI.

The platform has three overarching themes. Firstly, it considers AI and the global order, looking at AI’s impact on the transformation of the geopolitical order and the response of multilateral institutions. The second is the governance of AI, considering how AI’s risks and unintended consequences are minimized and its social benefits are maximized through governance frameworks. Third, posts on the platform consider the mapping of AI futures, focusing on scenarios, interactions and tensions between different actors responsible for the design, deployment, sponsorship and governance of AI.

Spurred on by a mandate in the UN Secretary-General’s Strategy on New Technologies, the platform is curated by the Centre for Policy Research at United Nations University. The project is led by Eleonore Pauwels, Research Fellow on Emerging Cybertechnologies and a global expert on AI, its ethics, and its convergence with other frontier technologies.