# Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence (UNGA resolution A/RES/79/325)

- **Jurisdiction:** International / multilateral (INTL)
- **Type:** Advisory · **Status:** In force · **Binding:** no
- **Issued by:** United Nations General Assembly
- **Proposed:** — · **Adopted:** 26 Aug 2025 · **Effective:** 12 Feb 2026
- **Obligations:** —
- **Sectors:** All sectors

## Summary
40-member independent scientific panel established by consensus resolution to publish an annual, policy-relevant but non-prescriptive assessment of AI opportunities, risks and impacts. Members were appointed by the General Assembly for a three-year term starting 12 Feb 2026; its preliminary report was released 1 Jul 2026.

## Why it matters
Its annual reports are becoming the UN reference point for evidence on AI risks used by governments.

## Source
[United Nations](https://www.un.org/independent-international-scientific-panel-ai/en/faq) · [secondary](https://press.un.org/en/2026/ga12751.doc.htm)
Checked against the source on 4 Oct 2026. Appointment vote 117-2-2 (Paraguay, US against). Preliminary report released 1 Jul 2026 and presented at the first Global Dialogue (Geneva, 6-7 Jul 2026); next Global Dialogue session planned for May 2027 in New York.

## Cite
Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence (UNGA resolution A/RES/79/325). United Nations General Assembly. Status: In force. wheresthe.ai, https://wheresthe.ai/rule/intl-un-scientific-panel-ai-2025/ (verified 4 Oct 2026).

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