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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 04 FEBRUARY 2026, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE - NEW YORK CITY
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04 FEBRUARY 2026, NEW YORK CITY
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3. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“I have just submitted for the consideration of the General Assembly a list of 40 distinguished individuals from every region to serve on the new Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence. The Panel is a direct response to the mandate given by Member States in the Pact for the Future to strengthen multilateral solutions for emerging technologies that are reshaping every aspect of our lives.”
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5. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“It will be the first global, fully independent scientific body dedicated to helping close the AI knowledge gap and assess the real impacts of AI across economies and societies. And this could not be more urgent. AI is moving at the speed of light. No country can see the full picture alone””
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7. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Finally, let me recognize the office for Digital and Emerging Technologies, the International Telecommunication Union, and UNESCO for their vital support of this initiative. The three organizations will provide the members to the Secretariat of the panel, and the Secretariat of the panel will be coordinated by my Special Envoy, Amandeep Gill .”
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9. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“One of the most important things is exactly to have a scientific entity that is independent, that is reliable, that doesn't serve the interest of any country, able to say exactly what is the state of the art of the applications of AI. And obviously one of the major concerns we have is about the weaponization of AI, and I hope that this panel will be a very important instrument to clarify what exactly is happening.”
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UN Secretary-General António Guterres submitted for the consideration of the General Assembly a list of “40 distinguished individuals from every region” to serve on the new Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence.
Addressing the press today (4 Feb), on the Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said, “The Panel is a direct response to the mandate given by Member States in the Pact for the Future to strengthen multilateral solutions for emerging technologies that are reshaping every aspect of our lives.”
He highlighted, “It will be the first global, fully independent scientific body dedicated to helping close the AI knowledge gap and assess the real impacts of AI across economies and societies. And this could not be more urgent. AI is moving at the speed of light. No country can see the full picture alone””
He then recognized the office for Digital and Emerging Technologies, the International Telecommunication Union, and UNESCO “for their vital support of this initiative. The three organizations will provide the members to the Secretariat of the panel, and the Secretariat of the panel will be coordinated by my Special Envoy, Amandeep Gill.”
Answering a question, he said, “One of the most important things is exactly to have a scientific entity that is independent, that is reliable, that doesn't serve the interest of any country, able to say exactly what is the state of the art of the applications of AI. And obviously one of the major concerns we have is about the weaponization of AI, and I hope that this panel will be a very important instrument to clarify what exactly is happening.”
