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UN Chief Urges AI Firms to Disclose Environmental Impact of their Systems

UN Secretary-General António Guterres speaks at London Climate Action Week, where he proposed an AI Environmental Transparency Initiative focused on the environmental impact of AI systems and data centres.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres proposed an AI Environmental Transparency Initiative, warning that AI data centres consume more electricity than most nations.

UN AI Panel First In-person Meet in Spain; Report out in July 2026

UN International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence first meeting in Madrid Spain on April 23-24.

The United Nations’ Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence convened its first in-person meeting last week in Madrid