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The Annual AI Governance Report 2025: Steering the Future of AI

and behavior, how the system is used during inference, and the scale and performance of the
compute used for training and inference.
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The Role of Verification in AI Governance: Verification plays a foundational role in AI governance
by enabling trust, accountability, and enforcement. As frontier AI systems become more
powerful and widely deployed, verification provides a way to independently confirm whether
parties are complying with safety standards, transparency commitments, or international
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agreements. This is especially valuable in settings where trust is still developing, as it can help
bridge gaps caused by geopolitical sensitivities or commercial confidentiality. By enhancing
transparency in AI development, verification helps build mutual confidence and supports the
emergence of shared global norms. Just as verification has been central to arms control and
climate agreements, it will be essential for turning AI governance from voluntary principles into
credible, coordinated action.

203 United Nations Scientific Advisory Board. (2025, June). Verification of frontier AI. United Nations. https://
www .un .org/ scientific -advisory -board/ sites/ default/ files/ 2025 -06/ verification _of _frontier _ai .pdf
204 Parties could be states or even developers.

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