The themes and structure of the Dialogue were shaped through an ongoing global consultation process. Member States, academia, the private sector, the technical community and civil society were invited to submit inputs:

Thematic clusters:

• AI opportunities and implications: social, economic, ethical, cultural, linguistic and technical dimensions - 4(c) the social, economic, ethical, cultural, linguistic and technical implications of AI.
• Bridging AI divides: capacity-building, access and digital foundations - 4(b) capacity gaps, with a view to leveraging existing United Nations and multi-stakeholder mechanisms to support AI capacity-building to bridge AI divides, facilitate access to AI applications and build capacity in high-performance computing and related skills in developing countries; 4(g) the development of open-source software, open data and open artificial intelligence models.
• Safe, secure and trustworthy AI: interoperability and compatibility of approaches - 4(a) the development of safe, secure and trustworthy AI systems; 4(d) the interoperability and compatibility of artificial intelligence governance approaches.
• Respecting, protecting and promoting human rights: transparency, accountability and human oversight - 4(e) respect for and protection and promotion of human rights in the field of AI; 4(f) the transparency, accountability and robust human oversight of artificial intelligence systems in a manner that complies with international law.

The Dialogue complements existing efforts while providing a universal home for AI governance cooperation.