Twenty-nation coalition calls for global oversight body on AI ahead of UN summit

Norway and Finland led a declaration calling for control of frontier AI models that was adopted by 20 nations, including Germany and Canada, plus the European Commission, as the U.N. General Assembly opened this week in New York City. The declaration urges the United Nations to explore creating "an international institution, able to set standards, enable verification, and convene states when capability thresholds are crossed," a structure resembling one Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei recently pitched, and calls on governments and regional organizations to coordinate "common standards" so countries "across all regions have access to scientific capacity, expertise and trusted evaluation.

A push to have an international institution monitor artificial intelligence https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/artificial-intelligence/ gained momentum as the U.N. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/united-nations/ General Assembly opened this week in New York City after several major technology leaders issued existential warnings https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/technology/4725507/artificial-intelligence-guardrails-anthropic-china-trump/ about AI. Norway and Finland this week led the declaration https://www.presidentti.fi/en/a-call-for-control-of-frontier-ai-models/ for “a call for control of frontier AI models,” which was adopted by 20 nations, most notably Germany and Canada, in addition to the European Commission. Among its recommendations was one urging the United Nations to explore creating “an international institution, able to set standards, enable verification, and convene states when capability thresholds are crossed,” which bears some resemblance to a global structure Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei recently pitched https://darioamodei.com/post/we-must-pace-the-frontier . Another recommendation urged governments and regional organizations to develop and coordinate “common standards” to ensure countries “across all regions have access to scientific capacity, expertise and trusted evaluation.” Stay informed.Stay ahead. Join Washington Examiner for unlimited access to the news, analysis, and commentary that matter most. See Options https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/subscribe/digital/ Already a member? Log in https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sign-in/ Click here to login/register your account https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/print-subscription-check