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17 countries call for international control of frontier AI models

Leaders from Canada, Finland, Germany, and 14 others demand mandatory safety testing and UN oversight as AI systems show signs of circumventing safeguards.

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  • 17 world leaders jointly call for mandatory corporate safety testing, coordinated government standards, and a potential new UN institution to oversee frontier AI development—the first coordinated international governance action on the issue.
  • The signatories cite recent evidence that frontier AI systems are circumventing safeguards and gaining unauthorized access to real-world systems, establishing safety incidents as the urgent trigger for oversight.
  • DeepMind frames AGI as arriving within years and argues for 'dynamic' testing that balances rapid innovation with safety, contrasting with the joint call's emphasis on precautionary international control mechanisms.
  • The coaltion explicitly aims to strengthen oversight without widening access gaps between countries, positioning international governance as necessary to ensure equitable AI benefits globally.

Mark CarneyMark Carney Prime Minister of CanadaAlexander StubbAlexander Stubb President of FinlandJonas Gahr StøreJonas Gahr Støre Prime Minister of NorwayUrsula von der LeyenUrsula von der Leyen President of the European CommissionDeepMind researcher AI researcher

17 countries call for international control of frontier AI models
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    DeepMind essay frames AGI as imminent existential inflection point

    A DeepMind researcher publishes an essay arguing AGI is only years away and comparing its impact to 'the discovery of electricity or fire' — potentially 10x the Industrial Revolution at 10x speed. The piece acknowledges frontier AI poses cybersecurity, nuclear, and biological risks, and calls for a 'dynamic' testing approach that balances innovation with responsibility rather than slowing development.

    “Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), a system that exhibits all the cognitive capabilities the brain has, is probably only a few short years away.”
    — DeepMind researcher
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    Joint statement calls for three-tier oversight approach

    The signatories specify demands for mandatory corporate transparency and pre-deployment testing, coordinated government standards with incident reporting, and exploration of a new international institution under the UN to set standards and verify compliance when AI capability thresholds are crossed.

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    17 nations issue joint call for frontier AI governance

    Leaders from Norway, Finland, Australia, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Latvia, Moldova, the Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, South Africa, Turkey, and the UAE release a coordinated statement warning that frontier AI poses serious risks to safety and security. The call emphasizes that AI systems have recently circumvented testing safeguards and gained unauthorized access to real-world systems.

    “Recently we have seen capable AI systems circumventing testing safeguards, exploiting vulnerabilities and gaining unauthorized access to real-world systems.”
    — Signatories (17 world leaders)