The Independent International Scientific Panel on AI — 40 experts appointed by the UN General Assembly on 12 February 2026 — held its first meeting virtually in March 2026 and formally began work on a global AI impact assessment. The panel has established working groups and will deliver its first evidence-based report at the Global Dialogue on AI Governance in Geneva on 6–7 July 2026; subsequent annual reports are mandated. Secretary-General Guterres addressed the panel at its inaugural meeting, calling for trusted scientific guidance as AI moves “at the speed of light.” The panel is advisory and non-regulatory — it will not set rules, enforce standards, or prescribe policy — and does not alter the UN’s score on governance dimensions, but confirms the body is now operationally active rather than merely proposed.
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