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Published by CSIS in October 2025, this policy analysis is relevant for understanding multilateral AI governance efforts and geopolitical competition over international AI norms, particularly around the UN's emerging role.

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CSIS analysts examine the UN's September 2025 launch of the Global Dialogue on AI Governance, which establishes an annual multilateral platform for discussing AI safety, developing-country capacity gaps, governance interoperability, and socioeconomic implications. The analysis situates this initiative within broader geopolitical shifts and competing visions for global AI governance.

Key Points

•The UN launched the Global Dialogue on AI Governance on September 25, 2025, with annual convenings starting at the 2026 AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva.
•The dialogue addresses AI safety, capacity gaps in developing countries, interoperability of national governance frameworks, and socioeconomic impacts.
•The initiative reflects shifting global power dynamics as multiple actors compete to shape international AI governance norms.
•The platform aims to include governments and other stakeholders in multilateral deliberations on safe AI development.
•CSIS frames this as a milestone in multilateral AI governance, with implications for US and Western influence over global AI standards.

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Published October 7, 2025

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