1、 United Nations System 02/05/2024 High-Level Committee on Programmes(HLCP)Inter-Agency Working Group on Artificial Intelligence(IAWG-AI)United Nations System White Paper on AI Governance:An analysis of the UN systems institutional models,functions,and existing international normative frameworks appl
2、icable to AI governance Advance unedited version CEB Chief Executives Board for Coordination Page 3 Executive summary Artificial Intelligence(AI)governance has gained significant importance in recent years,especially since late 2022,due to the rapid development and expansion of generative AI and lar
3、ge language models,coupled with numerous global leaders voicing concerns about AIs existential risks.There have been calls to ensure the effectiveness and coherence of the multiple international AI governance efforts and to understand them in the broader context of governance of digital technologies
4、,factoring in the existing digital divide,including the gender digital divide.This paper1 outlines the UN Systems work on AI governance,focusing on current institutional models and related functions,and existing international normative frameworks in the UN system that could be applied or leveraged f
5、or international AI governance.This paper is intended to inform the United Nations(UN)System deliberations on AI and is also a UN System-wide contribution to the Secretary-Generals High-level Advisory Body on AI(HLAB-AI).The data and findings generated during the research present a high-level overvi
6、ew of the UN Systems extensive resources,expertise,and experience with normative governance processes and structures related to AI governance.It demonstrates that the UN System has been proactive in addressing the many challenges derived from the rapid development of Artificial Intelligence and has