{"id":148391,"date":"2026-02-13T19:59:35","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T19:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/all-news\/un-general-assembly-approves-global-ai-panel-amid-us-objections"},"modified":"2026-02-13T20:58:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T20:58:26","slug":"un-general-assembly-approves-global-ai-panel-amid-us-objections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/all-news\/un-general-assembly-approves-global-ai-panel-amid-us-objections","title":{"rendered":"UN General Assembly Approves Global AI Panel Amid US Objections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Tanzania. <\/strong> <\/span>The UN General Assembly on Friday approved the establishment of a 40-member global scientific panel tasked with assessing the impacts and risks of artificial intelligence, passing the resolution overwhelmingly by a vote of 117-2, with two abstentions.<\/p>\n<p>The US and Paraguay were the lone dissenters, while Tunisia and Ukraine abstained.<\/p>\n<p><b>Scope, mandate of panel<\/b><\/p>\n<p>UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres hailed the decision, describing it as \u201ca foundational step toward global scientific understanding of AI.\u201d He said the panel would deliver rigorous and independent scientific analysis to help all member states navigate the rapid development of AI technologies.<\/p>\n<p>The 40 experts will serve three-year terms and are expected to produce impartial assessments covering AI\u2019s technological progress as well as its economic, ethical, and social implications.<\/p>\n<p>According to UN officials, members were selected from more than 2,600 candidates through an independent review process led by the International Telecommunication Union, the UN Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies, and UNESCO.<\/p>\n<p>The panel includes specialists in AI, data science, high-performance computing, and linguistics, as well as figures from journalism. Among them is Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa, and another is Melahat Bilge Demirkoz from Tu\u0308rkiye, a professor of high energy physics at Middle East Technical University (METU). Two US-based academics and two representatives from China are also part of the body.<\/p>\n<p><b>US opposition<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Despite the broad international composition, the US\u2019 Trump administration strongly opposed the initiative. Lauren Lovelace, a counselor at the US mission to the UN, called the panel \u201ca significant overreach of the UN\u2019s mandate and competence.\u201d She said AI governance is not an issue for the UN to dictate and raised concerns about transparency in the panel\u2019s selection process.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will not cede authority over AI to international bodies that may be influenced by authoritarian regimes,\u201d Lovelace said, adding that the US would continue to advance AI innovation and cooperate with like-minded nations.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine said it abstained because of the inclusion of Russian expert Andrei Neznamov, who specializes in AI regulation and ethics, citing its ongoing conflict with Russia.<\/p>\n<p><b>Initiative rooted in \u2018Pact for the Future\u2019<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The panel was first announced earlier this month by Guterres as an Independent International Scientific Panel on AI, which he described as a global effort \u201cto serve all of humanity\u201d amid rapid technological change.<\/p>\n<p>Guterres said the initiative responds to a mandate from member states in the Pact for the Future to strengthen multilateral approaches to emerging technologies. He called it the first fully independent global scientific body dedicated to helping close the AI knowledge gap and assess its real-world impacts across economies and societies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAI is moving at the speed of light. No country can see the full picture alone,\u201d Guterres said, stressing the need for shared understanding to build effective guardrails, unlock innovation for the common good, and foster cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>The panel is expected to deliver its first report in time for the Global Dialogue on AI Governance this July, he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Tanzania<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Tanzania. The UN General Assembly on Friday approved the establishment of a 40-member global scientific panel tasked with assessing the impacts and risks of artificial intelligence, passing the resolution overwhelmingly by a vote of 117-2, with two abstentions. The US and Paraguay were the lone dissenters, while Tunisia and Ukraine abstained. 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