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UN General Assembly sets up a 40-member AI science panel and a Global Dialogue

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Source: United Nations General AssemblyAlso reported by Permanent Mission of Spain to the UN

Resolution 79/325, adopted by consensus on 26 August 2025 and co-facilitated by Spain and Costa Rica, creates the Independent International Scientific Panel on AI with 40 experts on three-year terms and an annual report. It also creates the Global Dialogue on AI Governance, meeting for up to two days a year, in Geneva in 2026 alongside the ITU AI for Good summit and in New York in 2027.

Why it matters

Every UN member state gets a standing forum on AI governance and a scientific report each year, which the Global Digital Compact had only promised.

When
26 Aug 2025
ID
WTA-N-2025-0112
Who
United Nations, UN General Assembly
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Summary by wheresthe.ai, from United Nations General Assembly and the reporting credited above. Checked against the source on 9 Oct 2026.

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Source copy: download the source PDF as saved on 18 Oct 2026 (PDF). Document the source offers: the source PDF. Also held by the Internet Archive.

Next stop on this Storyline: What happened nextFirst UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance meets in Geneva on panel’s first report

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WTA-N-2025-0112: “UN General Assembly sets up a 40-member AI science panel and a Global Dialogue.” wheresthe.ai, 26 Aug 2025. https://wheresthe.ai/d/intl-unga-79-325-ai-panel-dialogue-2025-08/ (source: United Nations General Assembly).

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