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

Figure 23: Results of the real-time poll at the luncheon

5 UN AI Activities

The Dialogue also reviewed the growing role of the United Nations in AI governance. In 2023,
the UN system reported 406 AI-related projects; by 2024, this number had increased to
729 projects, reflecting the rapid integration of AI across the UN family. These activities range
from humanitarian applications to climate modeling, education initiatives, and governance
pilots.

This system-wide momentum demonstrates both opportunity and risk. On the one hand, it
shows that AI can be harnessed for the UN’s core missions: peace, human rights, and sustainable
development. On the other hand, it underscores the need for coordination: without common
principles and oversight, UN agencies risk duplicating efforts or reinforcing the very divides
they aim to bridge.

Participants urged that by 2026, the UN should establish a system-wide reporting framework
on AI governance, similar to existing climate accountability mechanisms. Such a framework
could track progress, share best practices, and hold institutions accountable to global standards.

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