United Nations and ITU Initiate ‘AI for Good’ Commission with Tech Leaders and Global Authorities
The United Nations, in collaboration with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), officially inaugurated the AI for Good Global Commission on July 1, 2026. This pioneering body aims to bridge the divide between the world’s leading AI developers and global governments. The commission will conduct its first meeting on July 8 in Geneva, Switzerland, as part of the ITU’s AI for Good Global Summit.
Co-chaired by Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and Rwandan President Paul Kagame, the commission boasts a membership comprising influential figures from Big Tech and global powerhouses. Members include Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang, Microsoft President Brad Smith, Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark, Cohere co-founder Aidan Gomez, and political leaders from countries like Estonia, Kazakhstan, Namibia, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, and Singapore. The inaugural meeting will concentrate on enhancing AI infrastructure, amplifying AI’s influence on health, education, food security, and disaster response, and ensuring trust and safety in AI systems.
Simultaneously, a UN scientific panel released a significant report cautioning that AI capabilities are surpassing both scientific comprehension and governments’ capacity to react. With an estimated 2.2 billion people worldwide still without internet access, the commission has also highlighted the importance of expanding AI access to underserved populations. The ongoing deep divisions among world governments on AI regulation make the UN’s endeavor to establish a common global platform both urgent and politically intricate.
Source: Axios – Exclusive: UN Launches AI Commission with AI CEOs, World Leaders