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Dialogue as Governance: The First UN Dialogue on Global AI Governance and its Implications for Human Rights

October 16, 2026

“AI is advancing at a runway speed. The question is no longer whether AI will transform our world – it already is. The question is whether we will govern this transformation together – or let it govern us.” —António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations   Introduction On 6–7 July 2026, the United Nations (‘UN’) convened the first annual Global Dialogue on Artificial Intelligence Governance in Geneva (see here and here). The meeting brought together more than 4,200 participants from nearly 170 States, alongside representatives of international organisations, technology companies, civil society, academia and the technical community (see here). Established by consensus through UN General Assembly Resolution 79/325, the Dialogue represents the first universal forum operating under a UN General Assembly mandate in which governments and other stakeholders can deliberate collectively on AI governance. The Dialogue will next reconvene in May 2027 in New York. Until now, international AI governance has mainly developed through fragmented…

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Dialogue as Governance: The First UN Dialogue on Global AI Governance and its Implications for…

October 16, 2026

Yohannes Eneyew Ayalew José-Miguel Bello y Villarino Fleur Johns

“AI is advancing at a runway speed. The question is no longer whether AI will transform our world – it already is. The question is whether we will govern this transformation together – or let it govern us.” —António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations  …

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