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UN Secretary-General launches a High-level Advisory Body on AI

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Source: United Nations: Secretary-General’s remarks announcing the High-level Advisory Body on AI, 26 October 2023Also reported by Digital Policy Alert

António Guterres launched a High-level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence on 26 October 2023, with members of different genders, regions and ages from government, business, technology, civil society and academia. It was asked for preliminary recommendations by the end of 2023 on international AI governance, a shared understanding of risks, and AI for the Sustainable Development Goals, to feed preparations for the Summit of the Future in September 2024 and the Global Digital Compact.

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Governments outside the G7 got a UN channel for shaping AI governance, tied directly to the 2024 Summit of the Future and Global Digital Compact negotiations.

When
26 Oct 2023
ID
WTA-N-2023-0011
Who
United Nations; António Guterres
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Summary by wheresthe.ai, from United Nations 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.

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WTA-N-2023-0011: “UN Secretary-General launches a High-level Advisory Body on AI.” wheresthe.ai, 26 Oct 2023. https://wheresthe.ai/d/un-high-level-advisory-body-ai-2023-10/ (source: United Nations: Secretary-General’s remarks announcing the High-level Advisory Body on AI, 26 October 2023).

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