Media Advisory

At General Assembly, Member States strive to enhance global governance of artificial intelligence for the benefit of humanity

Press Briefing
Thursday, 10 July 2025, 1:15 pm EDT
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The world must respond in an agile manner to the rapidly changing digital landscape: risks in artificial intelligence are proliferating and approximately 2.7 billion people lack access to the opportunities that the internet offers.

, adopted as an annex to??in September 2024, is an opportunity to advance global governance of artificial intelligence and create a safe and inclusive future for all.

Following the adoption of the Compact, the President of the General Assembly, H.E. Mr. Philemon Yang, appointed the Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ, H.E. Ms. Maritza Chan Valverde and the Permanent Representative of Spain to the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ, H.E. Mr. H¨¦ctor Jos¨¦ G¨®mez Hern¨¢ndez as co-facilitators to identify the terms of reference and modalities for the establishment and functioning of the Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence and the Global Dialogue on AI Governance.
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WHAT:? ? ??Press briefing on the status of the intergovernmental process to identify the terms of reference and modalities for the establishment and functioning of the Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence and the Global Dialogue on AI Governance

WHO:
H.E. Ms. Maritza Chan Valverde, Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ and co-facilitator of the AI Governance process
H.E. Mr.?H¨¦ctor Jos¨¦ G¨®mez Hern¨¢ndez, Permanent Representative of Spain to the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ and co-facilitator of the AI Governance process

WHEN:? ? ??Thursday, 10 July 2025, approximately 1:15 pm EDT

WHERE:?? ?Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Press Briefing Room, S-237 (Live on?)

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Media?Contacts
Sharon Birch,?Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly, M: +1 646 342 5873, Email:?birchs@un.org
Dr. Mariam Shaikh,?Adviser/ Social and Digital?Media/Media?Relations, M: +1 917 361 4990, Email:?mariam.shaikh@un.org

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