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    AI Summit Series

    The barometer of global AI governance mood: the drift from 'safety' to 'action' to 'impact' tracks the worldwide deregulatory turn. Frontier-safety commitments made at Seoul remain the reference voluntary pledges for leading labs.

    What it is

    The leader-level summit track evolved from frontier-safety focus (Bletchley Declaration, Seoul frontier-safety commitments) to action-and-adoption framing in Paris 2025 and inclusive-development framing at India's 2026 AI Impact Summit.

    Bletchley 2023; Seoul 2024; Paris (AI Action Summit) Feb 2025; India AI Impact Summit Feb 2026.

    Who is affected

    The barometer of global AI governance mood: the drift from 'safety' to 'action' to 'impact' tracks the worldwide deregulatory turn. Frontier-safety commitments made at Seoul remain the reference voluntary pledges for leading labs.

    Key obligations

    • Voluntary: frontier AI safety commitments (Seoul), state declarations

    Recent signals

    • 6 July 2026

      UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance launches in Geneva

      The first universal-membership AI governance forum convenes, alongside the Independent International Scientific Panel established by the August 2025 GA resolution.

    • 19 February 2026

      India hosts the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi

      The summit series' fourth leader-level meeting centers inclusive development and Global South priorities — continuing the drift from safety-first framing.

    • 26 August 2025

      UN establishes Independent Scientific Panel and Global Dialogue on AI

      The General Assembly creates the first universal AI governance mechanisms, implementing the Global Digital Compact.

    • 11 February 2025

      Paris AI Action Summit pivots from safety to action

      60+ states sign an inclusive-AI declaration; the US and UK decline, and the summit's framing marks the global deregulatory turn.

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