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UN launches toolbox to keep people accountable for AI in smart cities
The United Nations has launched its first system-wide toolbox for using artificial intelligence in smart cities while keeping people accountable for public decisions.…
BusinessCDT urges UN rapporteur to put AI at the center of free expression work
The Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) has asked the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression to make AI governance a core part of the mandate's…
UN Report Lists 408 AI Projects Across 46 Agencies and All 17 SDGs
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and 46 United Nations agencies and bodies have produced the latest "UN Activities on AI Report", which presents 408…
BusinessSource text for UN military AI initiative article is missing
The supplied source for the UN initiative on the military uses of AI contains no article body, so no news report can be written from it. The page text holds only AP…
UNIDIR launches new initiatives on military AI governance
The United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) has launched a range of new initiatives from its Centre of Excellence on AI, Peace and Security. Director…
BusinessOSI Newsletter: UN Talks, Open Source Congress and a New Website
The Open Source Initiative (OSI) used its October 2026 members newsletter to report on a busy stretch of travel and policy work, from the UN General Assembly in New York…
BusinessUN Human Rights Council adopts first resolution devoted solely to AI
The UN Human Rights Council adopted Resolution 63/15 without a vote on 6 October 2026, its first detailed resolution dedicated only to the human rights impacts of…
FAR.AI Event at UNGA 81 Warns AI-Enabled Terrorism Is Already Here
Extremists are already using generative AI to plan, recruit and carry out attacks, according to speakers at a FAR.AI event held on the sidelines of the 81st session of…
SAP at Climate Week: AI's Future Depends on Energy, Data and Trust
AI will scale only as far as the energy, data and trust beneath it allow, according to SAP's Monica Molesag, who reflected on New York Climate Week in a feature…