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United NationsUnited NationsResolutionA/RES/79/325

Independent International Scientific Panel on AI and Global Dialogue on AI Governance

Sets the terms of reference for a 40-member Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence that issues an annual assessment report, and establishes an annual Global Dialogue on AI Governance alternating between Geneva and New York.

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Scientific Panel releases a Thematic Brief on AI agents, misalignment and the risk of losing human controlSep 21 7 weeks ago

Body
UN General Assembly
Session
UNGA 79th session
Introduced
Aug 18, 2025
Topics
AIGov AI
Official page Source: UN Official Document System (A/RES/79/325, A/79/L.118, A/79/PV.89); UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance site

Timeline

  1. May 3, 2027 in 5 months

    Second session of the Global Dialogue scheduled in New York (3 to 4 May 2027), back-to-back with the multi-stakeholder forum on science, technology and innovation

  2. Sep 21 7 weeks ago

    Scientific Panel releases a Thematic Brief on AI agents, misalignment and the risk of losing human control

  3. Jul 6 4 months ago

    First session of the Global Dialogue on AI Governance held in Geneva (6 to 7 July 2026) with delegations from 163 countries; the Panel presents its Preliminary Report

  4. Jul 1 4 months ago

    Independent International Scientific Panel on AI (40 members, co-chaired by Yoshua Bengio and Maria Ressa) releases its Preliminary Report

  5. Oct 31, 2025 1 year ago

    President of the General Assembly appoints Egriselda Lopez (El Salvador) and Rein Tammsaar (Estonia) as Co-Chairs of the first Global Dialogue

  6. Aug 26, 2025 1 year ago

    Adopted by the General Assembly without a vote at its 89th plenary meeting (resolution 79/325)

  7. Aug 18, 2025 1 year ago

    Draft resolution A/79/L.118 submitted by the President of the General Assembly

United Nations
United NationsA/RES/79/1 (annex I)

Global Digital Compact (Pact for the Future)

The Global Digital Compact, annexed to the Pact for the Future, sets shared objectives on closing digital divides, an inclusive and safe digital space, data governance and international AI governance, including the decision to create a scientific panel and global dialogue on AI.

Adopted
United Nations
United NationsA/RES/80/173

WSIS+20 review outcome document

Outcome of the General Assembly's 20-year review of the World Summit on the Information Society, which makes the Internet Governance Forum a permanent UN forum and schedules the next overall review for 2035.

Adopted
United Nations
United NationsA/RES/80/58

Artificial intelligence in the military domain (2025)

Reaffirms that international law applies throughout the life cycle of AI in the military domain, takes note of the Secretary-General's report under resolution 79/239 and decides to convene informal exchanges among States in Geneva on its conclusions.

Adopted
United Nations
United NationsA/RES/80/57

Lethal autonomous weapons systems (2025)

Third General Assembly resolution on lethal autonomous weapons systems, calling on parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons to complete the elements of an instrument under development in the Group of Governmental Experts with a view to future negotiations.

Adopted

Change log

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