U.S. Department of State
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In your opinion, what outcomes would make the first Global Dialogue on AI Governance a success?
Please see our attached submission. International cooperation on AI should seek to promote this revolutionary technology's potential and harness it to advance our countries' economic growth and people's prosperity. The Dialogue should provide a platform for Member States and multistakeholder partners – including leading industry, technical, academic, and civil society actors – to share challenges and solutions related to AI adoption and related policies, with an emphasis on empowering people worldwide to harness the technology's benefits. It should: • Focus on concrete solutions to real world challenges and opportunities. • Facilitate the sharing of best practices and lessons learned across different applications and end-use cases. • Avoid advocating for restrictive or burdensome regulation that would unnecessarily limit innovation, entrepreneurship, or access to beneficial AI technologies.
From your perspective, which of the following thematic areas identified by the General Assembly Resolution 79/325 for the AI Dialogue reflect your priorities for urgent action and active engagement?
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Interoperability of governance approaches;AI capacity-building;
Please briefly explain your selection.
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In your opinion, are there any cross-cutting or emerging issues not captured by the listed themes above? If so, please explain.
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How are the governance gaps and related developments/advances in the thematic areas you selected above affecting your country, region, or sector? Please highlight the most significant challenges.
Please see our attached statement. The United States addresses AI capacity building through targeted bilateral partnerships and programs and also provides concrete support for sovereign AI infrastructure development, including through the American AI Exports Program. This approach—focused on secure technology exports, investment, and technical cooperation—enables countries to develop local AI ecosystems and delivers measurable results without creating new UN bureaucracies or duplicative multilateral mechanisms. The Dialogue can complement these efforts by facilitating the exchange of best practices but should not seek to replace or coordinate bilateral capacity-building initiatives.
What role can the AI Dialogue play in advancing international cooperation on AI governance?
Please see our attached statement. To maximize its value, the Global Dialogue should: • Include a high-level session for leaders from relevant institutions to share national AI priorities, information, and approaches, which could lead to voluntary coordination on shared interests between likeminded groups. • Provide opportunities to all stakeholders to showcase concrete solutions, including innovative AI applications that address shared growth, resilience, and policy challenges, share expertise, and enable them to engage directly with each other via interactive formats. • Welcome the inclusion of smaller, thematic breakout discussions that allow policymakers and stakeholders to engage in focused, interactive exchanges on specific issues and sectors. • Avoid relying primarily on long, plenary-type sessions dominated by prepared statements, which tend to limit genuine dialogue and problem solving. • Enforce time limits for speaking and circulate meeting agendas and background documents well in advance, at a minimum two weeks prior to the start of the meeting. • Not develop or coordinate policy, including through negotiating common positions, developing joint recommendations, or coordinating regulatory approaches among Member States, which is inappropriate in for this venue
What are some of the existing initiatives, partnerships, or mechanisms that the AI Dialogue should build upon or connect with, and what added value could the AI Dialogue bring?
Please see our attached statement. The Dialogue should not serve as a platform for expanding the mandates of UN entities beyond what Member States have explicitly authorized. UN coordination functions should remain limited and transparent, with clear accountability to Member States. Using this platform to create or expand new multilateral mechanisms that would duplicate existing efforts or expand UN mandates goes beyond what Member States agreed in the Terms of Reference.
How can different stakeholders contribute to the AI Dialogue? Please share recommendations for the format and structure of the AI Dialogue.
Please see our attached • Include a high-level session for leaders from relevant institutions to share national AI priorities, information, and approaches, which could lead to voluntary coordination on shared interests between likeminded groups. • Provide opportunities to all stakeholders to showcase concrete solutions, including innovative AI applications that address shared growth, resilience, and policy challenges, share expertise, and enable them to engage directly with each other via interactive formats. • Welcome the inclusion of smaller, thematic breakout discussions that allow policymakers and stakeholders to engage in focused, interactive exchanges on specific issues and sectors. • Avoid relying primarily on long, plenary-type sessions dominated by prepared statements, which tend to limit genuine dialogue and problem solving. • Enforce time limits for speaking and circulate meeting agendas and background documents well in advance, at a minimum two weeks prior to the start of the meeting. • Not develop or coordinate policy, including through negotiating common positions, developing joint recommendations, or coordinating regulatory approaches among Member States, which is inappropriate in for this venue. statement.
Which voices, communities, or perspectives are currently underrepresented in global discussions on AI governance? How could they be included?
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What innovative engagement formats could most effectively foster meaningful and dynamic engagement during the AI Dialogue?
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Please share examples of policies, practices, platforms, or approaches that promote effective AI governance or offer concrete solutions to addressing its challenges.
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