The signatories include several Nobel Prize winners, former heads of state, and prominent researchers such as Geoffrey Hinton, Ian Goodfellow, and Yoshua Bengio. Others lending their support are OpenAI co-founder Wojciech Zaremba, historian Yuval Noah Harari, and actor and writer Stephen Fry.
A global report found 63% of employers say AI has significantly boosted productivity at work.
Schive and Banin call for a shift in perspective, viewing governance not as a hindrance but as essential infrastructure for innovation. They advocate for adaptive, inclusive, and globally coordinated governance frameworks that can keep pace with technological advancements.
The House of Lords insists AI development should not come at the expense of artists' rights and fair compensation.
The Africa Declaration on Artificial Intelligence, adopted in Kigali, Rwanda, on April 4, 2025, outlines Africa's unified vision for ethical, inclusive, and sustainable AI development.
The first draft of the EU AI Code is expected by November, with finalisation planned for 2025.
The recommendations respond to the rapid spread of AI technologies and the varied global regulatory approaches.
The Convention on Artificial Intelligence is a first-of-its-kind global treaty that aims to ensure AI upholds human rights.
Despite low audience engagement, OpenAI has shared threat intelligence with stakeholders and remains committed to detecting and mitigating such abuses through collaboration and advanced AI tools.
Details on how the working group will function will be finalised after the summer.
Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment (CADE) is a project co-funded by the European Union.
