The panel will examine when to rely on human expertise versus automation, focusing on the co-adaptation loop between AI systems and human models and how new AI-derived information influences human decision-making, with an emphasis on augmented intelligence that enhances rather than replaces humans.

Alongside the Global Dialogue on AI Governance in Geneva, the panel’s first report will outline initial findings and governance recommendations, signaling early policy guidance on ethics, governance, and society-wide impact.

The creation of the panel follows high-level UN warnings about risks from unregulated AI, underscoring that humanity should not be handed over to an algorithm and stressing the urgency of embedding ethics in AI development.

Ethics, trust, and transparency are central, with discussions on AI watermarking as a tool to distinguish human-originated content from AI-generated results to aid user discernment.

ETH Zurich researcher Menna El-Assady advocates for augmented intelligence, a public digital infrastructure, and inclusive AI models that reflect diverse cultures and languages to avoid model limitations and inequities.

The UN has launched an Independent International Scientific Panel on AI, comprising 40 members from academia, industry, civil society, government, and the technical community, to study AI’s societal impact while keeping humans at the center of decision-making.