Twenty-Two Nations Back AI Oversight Body at UNGA as U.S., China Stay Out
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Updated · POLITICO · Sep 21
Twenty-Two Nations Back AI Oversight Body at UNGA as U.S., China Stay Out
3 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Sep 21
Summary
Twenty-two countries adopted a UNGA-side declaration calling for AI to remain under human direction, oversight and control, and proposing a global supervisory body.
The text says frontier AI models can improve lives and economies but also pose serious safety and security risks if their rapid development is not properly managed.
The U.S. and China — the two leading AI powers — did not sign, though Finnish President Alexander Stubb said the initiative aims to build momentum and eventually draw both into guardrails.
AI is still rising on the diplomatic agenda this week: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will brief the Security Council on Wednesday, and U.S. lawmakers including Ro Khanna are urging Trump to seek a binding, enforceable AI accord with China.