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From high-level policy dialogues to meaningful exchanges with our 2026 Ethical AI Governance Fellows, Geneva Digital Week was a week of learning, collaboration, and global engagement for the Globethics team. Discover our highlights from July, along with reflections from those helping shape the future of responsible AI. |
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Geneva spent the week of 6-10 July hosting the WSIS Forum, the first UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance, and the AI for Good Global Summit, with Globethics running its Emerging Leaders in Ethical AI Governance Fellowship residency alongside. Fourteen Fellows took part directly: leading a WSIS panel on CSO and youth participation, briefing UN and industry audiences on gender and AI, co-hosting with the Muslim Council of Elders the summit's first panel to bring religious perspectives into AI governance, discussing AI ethics on the Geneva exhibition booth, networking at Globethics' invite-only reception, and applying everything they learnt to their own projects. Learn more: read the news. |
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Empowering Voices: Strengthening CSO and Youth Participation in AI Governance |
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Globethics proudly hosted a session at the WSIS Forum 2026 highlighting the contributions of participants in its Ethical AI Governance Fellowship. The discussion explored how capacity-building initiatives can empower civil society and youth to play a meaningful role in shaping AI governance.
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Gendering AI: Pathways for Gender-Responsive and Inclusive Governance |
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During the side event of the First Session of the United Nations Global Dialogue on AI Governance, the panel explored critical intersection between gender justice and algorithmic governance, examining how AI systems can both reinforce and challenge existing inequalities. |
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AI for Good Panel: AI as a Global Common Good: What Do Religious and Industry Leaders Think? |
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Globethics' Ethical AI Governance Fellows contributed to a high-level dialogue at AI for Good 2026, in a session co-hosted by Globethics and the Muslim Council of Elders. BThe discussion explored how ethical values can help guide the responsible development and deployment of artificial intelligence. |
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Geneva as a Global Centre for Implementation
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Globethics co-hosted a panel on the State of Geneva's exhibition booth exploring Geneva's key role as a global centre for inclusive and ethical AI, featuring Cecilia Cannon, Anne-Marie Buzatu, Dan Stein, Paola Gálvez Callirgos, and Kevin Osborne. |
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Globethics brought together the Fellows, their mentors, and ethical AI governance stakeholders from across sectors for a networking reception. |
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Fellows learned from AI ethics experts during curated thematic sessions at the Globethics head office, applying their learnings to their individual projects. |
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The State of Geneva hosted the Fellows at their AI for Good booth, providing an open platform for discussions about their projects on AI governance. |
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Fellows Reflect on a Week of Global AI Governance |
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To keep the conversation going, our Ethical AI Governance Fellows recently hosted a webinar as part of the Fellowship's Open Track Webinar Series, reflecting on a remarkable week of global discussions on AI governance.
Missed it? Watch the recording on our YouTube channel. |
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The role of parliaments in shaping global AI governance
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Globethics joined representatives from the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), the African Union, Strategic Foresight Group, and All World Gayatri Pariwar for a high-level dialogue on the role of parliaments in shaping global AI governance and addressing extreme AI risks.
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AI Governance for a Shared Future: Science, Policy, and Global Equity
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At the 2026 Global Young Academy AGM and Conference, Fadi Daou and Emilija Stojmenova Duh joined the panel "AI Governance for a Shared Future: Science, Policy, and Global Equity." The discussion explored how governments, researchers, and civil society can work together to ensure that AI development benefits all regions and communities.
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On the blog - policy views from our community |
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What does responsible AI governance look like from an African perspective?
In this personal reflection, Globethics Fellow Nancy Muriithi shares key insights from Geneva Digital Week, exploring the urgent need for more inclusive global AI conversations. |
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Kamel Ayadi, MENA regional representative, July 2026 |
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As artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies continue to reshape society, an important question remains: are we advancing technologically faster than we are advancing ethically? In this thought-provoking article, Kamel Ayadi reflects on the growing gap between technological progress and the human values needed to guide it. |
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Fadi Daou, Executive Director, July 2026 |
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Exploring themes such as responsibility, human dignity, and the risks of placing excessive trust in technological solutions, the blog argues that innovation alone cannot address the complex social and ethical challenges facing our world. It calls for a more human-centred approach to technology governance, one that places ethics at the heart of decision-making. |
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The Roadmap to the Global Ethics Forum continues to take shape through a series of engaging conversations and initiatives. |
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Read more about Human Flourishing: Download the reading list or learn more on the blog. |
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Join the conversation - more upcoming events |
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