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Who gets to govern AI? U.N. panel warns access alone is not enough

Preliminary report argues that countries may gain access to artificial intelligence while losing influence over the standards, infrastructure and governance systems that shape it.

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John Heilprin
Jul 01, 2026
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Sophia, a famous humanoid robot developed in 2016 by Hong Kong-based Hanson Robotics, draws a crowd outside ITU’s AI for Good Global Summit in 2024. (The Science Diplomat)

A new United Nations scientific assessment warns that artificial intelligence risks creating a new form of global inequality in which countries gain access to powerful technologies whi…

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