Simon Institute for Longterm Governance
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Swiss think tank working to foster international cooperation on governing frontier AI.
Geneva, Switzerland
Joined February 2021
Excited to share our recommendations for the UN's International Scientific Panel & Global Dialogue on AI! We hope our input can support the establishment of a truly global, scientifically rigorous, and politically relevant mechanism for governing AI.
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The UN just published its inaugural #GlobalRiskReport surveying 1,000+ stakeholders on global risks through 2050. See our commentary below!.
The UN has published its first Global Risk Report 🇺🇳.A quick thread 🧵on:.· What the report found.· Why risk perception ≠ risk assessment.· What future editions could add.
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3 key insights from our #CERNforAI panel with @GCSP last week:. 🎯 Needs an ambitious, inspiring mission.🧠 Requires strong talent clustering.⏰ The time to build it is now. More below 👇.
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What lessons can the UN's Scientific Panel on AI learn from the International AI Safety Report?. Read below for key insights from our briefing around the 2025 #AIforGood Summit 👇.
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The idea for a "CERN for AI" is gaining traction, but encompasses many different visions. Read below for a breakdown of what CERN is, current proposals, and open questions. 👇.
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@TheGCSP @AIforGood Panelists will include @GaryMarcus, @KevinKohlerFM, @chiaragerosa, Prof Mary-Anne Hartley, Bálint Pataki (@CFG_ThinkTank). Hope to see you there!.
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🌐 Does AI need it's own "CERN"? 🌐. Join us & @TheGCSP this Thursday, July 10th, on the sidelines of ITU's @AIforGood Summit, for a Geneva Security Debate on the subject. Registration link below 👇.
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What lessons can the new UN AI Panel learn from the International AI Safety Report? 📚. Join us on July 9th in Geneva with Prof. @Yoshua_Bengio (remote), Daniel Privitera & Hannah Merchant for insights on building effective scientific panels. Registration link below 👇.
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Rev. 3 of the UN AI Panel/Dialogue is out! . We're happy to see that working groups are back—essential for scientific independence and robustness. The draft is a good compromise and we support its adoption for timely implementation. More below 👇.
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New explainer: What is artificial general intelligence (AGI) and why should policymakers care? In this piece, @KevinKohlerFM breaks down why experts disagree on both what AGI is and when we'll achieve it.👇 .
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Rev1. of the #UN’s International Scientific Panel and Global Dialogue on AI are out. We think this revision is an improvement from the Zero Draft, offering greater scientific independence + political legitimacy. More in the blog post below ⬇️.
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RT @JuliaCMorse: What form might the #GlobalDialogueonAIGovernance take? And what are the advantages and disadvantages of each approach? Th….
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Negotiations for the UN #GlobalDialogueonAIGovernance are taking shape, but one key question remains: what kind of outcome document should this dialogue produce?. In our latest blog post with @JuliaCMorse, we break down 5 possible options 👇.
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📌 What could be improved:.- Defining a clearer and balanced role for the plenary.- Limiting demographic representativeness requirements for the Expert Committee/Bureau and the authors.- Review of the mandate as a means for adaptation.
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📌 What they get right:.- Universal membership in the plenary.- Independent working groups.- Agility in publishing panel outputs.
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The #G77 recently put forth a detailed proposal for the UN's AI Panel. We wrote a blog post breaking down the proposal, what it gets right, and what could be improved. 👇.
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RT @ChinaMissionGva: #Youth4Future: 'Innovating with Youth, Transforming the Future' Youth Dialogue concluded successfully in Geneva! Young….
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