OECD AI Principles
The definitional bedrock of global AI law — when regulators from Brussels to Seoul define 'AI system', they quote the OECD. Its policy observatory is the standing venue for regulatory interoperability work.
What it is
The first intergovernmental AI standard (2019), updated in 2024 to address general-purpose and generative AI, misinformation and safety. Adhered to by 47+ jurisdictions; its AI-system definition is used by the EU AI Act and many national laws.
Who is affected
The definitional bedrock of global AI law — when regulators from Brussels to Seoul define 'AI system', they quote the OECD. Its policy observatory is the standing venue for regulatory interoperability work.
Key obligations
- Non-binding: trustworthy-AI principles, national-policy recommendations
Recent signals
US presses a light-touch AI line at the G20 as the EU proceeds with enforcement
At the G20 digital track the United States argued against binding AI rules while the European Commission continued applying the AI Act — the clearest statement yet that the transatlantic regulatory gap is now policy, not lag.
UN Global Dialogue's first session draws 163 delegations
The Geneva session was co-chaired by El Salvador and Estonia. The 40-member Independent International Scientific Panel, co-chaired by Yoshua Bengio and Maria Ressa, presented its first preliminary report.
UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance launches in Geneva
The first universal-membership AI governance forum convenes, alongside the Independent International Scientific Panel established by the August 2025 GA resolution.
UN establishes Independent Scientific Panel and Global Dialogue on AI
The General Assembly creates the first universal AI governance mechanisms, implementing the Global Digital Compact.
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