The United Nations Is Asking the Right Questions About AI. Here Is One More.

The United Nations Is Asking the Right Questions About AI. Here Is One More.

July 4, 2026

The United Nations has reached an important milestone with the release of the Preliminary Report of the Independent International Scientific Panel on AI.

As artificial intelligence rapidly transforms our societies, the report offers something we urgently need: an evidence-based foundation for global discussions on AI governance. It recognizes both AI's extraordinary potential and the serious challenges that accompany it, including impacts on human rights, security, economic opportunity, the environment, and democratic institutions.

This is precisely the kind of international dialogue our world needs.

The report also reminds us that AI governance cannot be the responsibility of any single nation or company. Artificial intelligence is becoming a global infrastructure, and its development must be guided by international cooperation, scientific evidence, transparency, and respect for human dignity.

As I reflected on the report, one additional question came to mind:

How do we ensure intelligent systems preserve continuity, accountability, and human dignity throughout their development—not only after deployment?

Too often, discussions about AI focus on capability. We measure larger models, faster systems, and more powerful algorithms.

Those achievements matter.

But intelligence is not only about capability.

It is also about how it is assembled.

Every intelligent system has a history. Every dataset reflects choices. Every model carries assumptions made by human beings. The process of development shapes the outcomes just as much as the technology itself.

This is why I have been exploring what I call the Three Anchors.

The Human Anchor reminds us that ethics, compassion, accountability, and lived experience must remain central to AI development.

The AI Anchor recognizes AI's ability to help preserve knowledge, identify patterns, and assist humanity in solving increasingly complex problems.

The Nature Anchor reminds us that every technology ultimately exists within the limits of the physical world. Sustainability, ecology, and the laws of nature remain our common foundation.

None of these anchors can stand alone.

Human judgment without knowledge can become ideology.

Technology without ethics can become optimization without purpose.

Innovation without respect for nature can become unsustainable.

Our future depends upon keeping all three in balance.

The United Nations has begun an important global conversation.

I hope it continues to expand.

As AI becomes increasingly capable, we should ask not only what these systems can do, but also how they are built, what values guide their development, and whether they strengthen the dignity and rights of every person they are intended to serve.

Intelligent futures require more than innovation.

They require responsibility.

They require continuity.

Above all, they require thoughtful assembly.

Learn More

The United Nations Independent International Scientific Panel on AI – Preliminary Report is available here:

https://www.un.org/independent-international-scientific-panel-ai/en/preliminary-report

I encourage everyone interested in the future of artificial intelligence, human rights, and global governance to read this important report and join the conversation. Building trustworthy AI will require collaboration among scientists, policymakers, industry, civil society, and citizens worldwide.

The future of AI is not something that happens to us.

It is something we build together.

Dean Bordode

Human Rights Defender, Canada

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Dean Bordode

Human Rights Defender, Canada

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