The G7 and AI Governance: Towards a Deeper and Broader Agenda

Few areas of development and innovation attract attention like artificial intelligence (AI), which looms large in the regulatory effort of multilateral fora and international organisations. The G7 is striving to be at the forefront of such efforts. Under the Italian presidency in 2024, the G7 has integrated two key challenges into its agenda: the fragmentation of the AI global policy landscape and the digital divide between high- and low-and middle-income countries, which is likely to feed into growing global inequalities. Under the Italian presidency the G7 has given an impulse to international cooperation for AI regulation. To consolidate its role in shaping AI governance, the Group will have to further develop these two fundamental lines of action.