Global Governance for Ethical AI Emerges
The establishment of organizations and calls for regulations around AI ethics and governance indicate a strategic shift towards prioritizing human-centric frameworks in AI development. This trend signals a collective recognition of AI's profound impact on society, economics, and warfare, aiming to safeguard democratic values and human rights. Stakeholders across sectors, including governments, religious institutions, and academia, are increasingly positioned to influence the ethical standards shaping AI's trajectory.
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At the Doha Forum 2025, a panel of international experts warned that rapidly advancing military uses of AI—especially in nuclear command and autonomous weapons—require urgent global rules to ensure accountability and human control. Speakers argued that AI is a “civilizational technology” akin to electricity and called for governance frameworks like the REAIM commission’s “Responsible by Design” report to keep military AI aligned with human rights and international law.([koreatimes.co.kr](https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/amp/foreignaffairs/others/20251206/ai-risks-in-warfare-demand-new-global-rules))
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Speaking to participants at a Vatican conference on “Artificial Intelligence and Care of Our Common Home,” Pope Leo XIV said AI forces humanity to ask what it means to be human and warned that the technology must not be used solely to accumulate wealth and power in the hands of a few. Citing a UN report on the risk of a new ‘Great Divergence’ between rich and poor countries, he called for frameworks that safeguard human dignity, especially that of children and young people, and ensure AI is deployed inclusively for human development. ([cruxnow.com](https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2025/12/ai-forces-us-to-ask-what-does-it-mean-to-be-human-pope-leo-says))
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Universities Roma Tre and Pegaso have helped found SEPAI, the Society for the Ethics and Politics of Artificial Intelligence, a new observatory in Rome focused on the ethical and political impact of AI on democratic decision‑making, the economy and society. Its inaugural two‑day conference, featuring around 100 scholars and 26 round tables, aims to make Italy a reference point in international debates on AI power, responsibility and governance. ([roma.repubblica.it](https://roma.repubblica.it/cronaca/2025/12/04/news/intelligenza_artificiale_roma_sepai_universita-425022411/?utm_source=openai))