Twenty countries asked for global checks on powerful AI

Twenty countries asked for tests, shared reports, and a new body

Finland’s president published the joint statement, called A Call for Control of Frontier AI Models. Leaders or ministers from 20 countries signed it. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen also signed.

The signers include Canada, Germany, Australia, Singapore, Spain, Kenya, South Africa, and the United Arab Emirates. The United States, China, the United Kingdom, France, Japan, India, and South Korea are not on the list.

The statement says some capable AI systems have got around test safeguards and reached real-world systems without permission. It says AI must stay under human direction, oversight, and control.

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The call asks companies and governments for different things

For companies, it asks for safety rules that include required testing before release and independent evaluation. Independent evaluation means that outside experts, not only the company, check the risks of a model.

For governments, it asks for common standards and the sharing of reports about serious safety incidents. It also asks UN members to explore a new international institution. That body could set standards, support checks, and bring countries together when AI passes dangerous capability levels.

The statement stays open for other countries to join. AFP described it as a push for binding measures. However, the text creates no treaty, and it only proposes to explore a new institution.

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The United States said no, and the UN chief asked for oversight

President Trump addressed the General Assembly on September 22. The White House text of the speech says the United States rejects any attempt to build a globalist scheme of control over AI. It also says AI will now officially be called Super Intelligence.

AFP reports that Trump compared warnings about AI safety with predictions about climate change. He said his government would encourage AI instead of holding it back. We found no order that puts the new name into effect.

In his last General Assembly speech, Secretary-General António Guterres asked for a shared way to manage AI risks. Reuters reports that he called for credible, independent oversight. He also asked leading AI countries to share information about new safety risks.

The next tests are practical. Watch whether more countries sign, whether any shared incident reports begin, and whether the largest AI powers join any common process.

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