Nenad Milicevic

Nobel laureates, scientists and former political leaders have signed the Rome Declaration, calling for renewed international cooperation to address the risks posed by AI and nuclear weapons.

AI governance is increasingly expanding beyond the regulation of algorithms to encompass the physical and institutional infrastructure, such as chips, data centres, cloud computing, energy, and connectivity, that determines who can develop, deploy, and benefit from AI.

The UN's permanent cyber mechanism shifted its focus from identifying cyber threats to implementing existing international commitments, with member states broadly prioritising practical cooperation, capacity development, and the application of agreed cyber norms.

The UN's permanent cyber mechanism focused on the practical application of international law in cyberspace, with member states broadly prioritising implementation, legal capacity building, and scenario-based discussions over negotiating new legal obligations.

Technical organisations, civil society, humanitarian actors, and youth representatives urged member states to strengthen stakeholder participation and practical cooperation as the UN's permanent cyber mechanism advanced work on international law and confidence-building measures.

The UN's permanent cyber mechanism shifted its attention from developing cyber governance principles to putting them into practice, with member states prioritising operational confidence-building measures, capacity development, and practical cooperation.

The UN's permanent cyber mechanism advanced plans for a global cyber capacity-building architecture, with member states prioritising practical implementation tools, sustainable financing, and coordinated support to strengthen cyber resilience worldwide.

A US court has approved a record US$1.5 billion copyright settlement between Anthropic and authors, closing a landmark AI copyright case while reinforcing scrutiny of how training data is obtained.

Turkmenistan proposed a UN-backed code for the peaceful use of AI in international relations and diplomacy, alongside an expert dialogue on digital trust.

From controlling powerful AI systems to ensuring countries can shape their own technological futures, UNGA81's General Debate exposed the questions governments believe can no longer be postponed.