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The Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence was established by the United Nations General Assembly through resolution , adopted by consensus on 26 August 2025. Its creation builds directly on the Global Digital Compact adopted in 2024 as part of the Pact for the Future, as well as on the recommendations of the Secretary-General’s High-Level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence.

The Panel is the first global scientific body dedicated entirely to artificial intelligence. It:

• Acts as an early-warning system and evidence engine, helping distinguish between hype and reality.
• Levels the information playing field by making complex assessments accessible to all Member States.
• Bridges AI research and policy by producing annual reports and thematic briefs on risks, opportunities, and impacts.
• Informs international debates by presenting findings to the Global Dialogue on AI Governance.
• Ensures inclusive perspectives, with 40 members selected to reflect gender, geography, and diverse levels of technological development, including from the Global South.

The Panel has been mandated to produce an annual report with evidence-based scientific assessments related to the opportunities, risks and impacts of artificial intelligence, which will be presented at the United Nations Global Dialogue on AI Governance. It may also prepare thematic briefs on issues of concern as it deems necessary, provide updates on its work to the General Assembly up to twice a year, form working groups and consult informally with external experts as needed.

The Panel will examine the opportunities, risks, and impacts of artificial intelligence in the non-military domain.

For more information, see: Open Call for Candidates.

To safeguard impartiality, Panel members are required to disclose any financial, professional, or personal interests that could create a conflict of interest. Serving in a personal capacity and under these disclosure requirements helps to ensure that the Panel’s advice remains impartial and independent.

The Panel is one of the key mechanisms created to implement the Global Digital Compact, which called for inclusive and science-based approaches to the governance of artificial intelligence. Its outputs, including annual reports and thematic briefs, will feed into follow-up processes of the Compact, including the high-level review scheduled for 2028 at the 82nd session of the General Assembly.

The Secretary-General’s High-Level Advisory Body on AI, convened in 2023, was a temporary expert group tasked with examining international cooperation on AI governance. It concluded its work in 2024 with the report Governing AI for Humanity, which proposed the establishment of a permanent scientific panel and a universal global dialogue.

Whereas the Advisory Body was time-bound and advisory to the Secretary-General, the Scientific Panel is established by the General Assembly, is standing in nature, and is mandated to produce annual scientific assessments and thematic briefs for Member States.

The Secretary-General’s Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) provides cross-cutting scientific advice to the Secretary-General and senior UN leadership across disciplines, while the Independent International Scientific Panel on AI is a General Assembly-mandated body with a sole focus on AI, created to ensure that policymaking on this transformative technology can be grounded in independent science.