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Governing AI for Humanity

Contains 17 figures, charts, boxes, acronyms p. 99

Other editions: also published in Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish

"This report outlines a blueprint for addressing AI-related risks and sharing its transformative potential globally, including by:​ ​urging the UN to lay the foundations of the first globally inclusive and distributed architecture for AI governance based on international cooperation;​ proposing seven recommendations to address gaps in current AI governance arrangements;​ calling on all governments and stakeholders to work together in governing AI to foster development and protection of all human rights.​ ​This includes light institutional mechanisms to complement existing efforts and foster inclusive global AI governance arrangements that are agile, adaptive and effective to keep pace with AI's evolution.​ Extensive Global Consultations​: The report is the product of extensive consultations, involving more than 2,000 participants across all regions of the world, including via:​ 18 deep-dive discussions on key issues with top experts, more than 50 consultation sessions across all regions, more than 250 written submissions from over 150 organizations and 100 individuals.​ The Advisory Body also commissioned an AI Risk Global Pulse Check – the most comprehensive global horizon scanning exercise on AI risks to date – and an AI Opportunity Scan to crowdsource expert assessments of emerging AI trends." (Publisher description)
Executive Summary, 7
1 Introduction, 23
2 The need for global governance, 37
3 Global AI governance gaps, 42
4 Enhancing global cooperation, 47
5 Conclusion: a call to action, 77