The G7 and AI Governance

The Istituto affare internazionali (IAI), along the year which saw the Italian government at the presidency of the G7, has undertaken a project to monitor and analyse the developments in the governance of artificial intelligence (AI), achieved under the G7 umbrella. As co-chair of the Think7 (T7) – the official engagement group of the Italian G7 presidency for 2024 – IAI conducted a study on the developments in the field of AI regulation, in the design of monitoring systems applied to AI developers, while looking at the main challenges involved in a global AI governance. Among these challenges, the research undertaken by IAI also focused on the role of the ‘Global South’ in promoting a more inclusive governance for AI aimed at advancing the sustainable development goals outlined in the UN 2030 Agenda. Given the challenges and opportunities introduced by technological innovation, multilateral forums such as the G7 can play a key role in outlining principles to shape a governance model shared by the G7 countries, while facilitating technological cooperation with other global actors beyond the G7 perimeter.