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Can a dual mandate be a model for the global governance of AI?

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Today’s hopes and fears related to the use of AI systems echo familiar concerns about nuclear technology. Harry Law and Lewis Ho discuss what can be learned from the dual mission of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to promote and control nuclear technologies.

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The World Bank Digital Development: https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/digitaldevelopment/overview

UN committing to bridging the digital divide in least developed countries: https://www.undp.org/blog/committing-bridging-digital-divide-least-developed-countries

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Law, H., Ho, L. Can a dual mandate be a model for the global governance of AI?. Nat Rev Phys 5, 706–707 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42254-023-00670-4

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