International Scientific Panel on AI

How the laws define this

Both framework documents agree that the International Scientific Panel on AI is a scientific entity designed to evaluate AI risks and provide evidence-based insights to inform policy on a global scale. They share a core focus on using scientific assessment to support policymakers in understanding artificial intelligence. The primary divergence concerns the panel's formal status, organizational nature, and functional scope. Governing AI for Humanity - UN High-Level Advisory Body Report describes it as a proposed scientific panel of experts tasked with examining capabilities and risks while supporting international monitoring, evaluation, and risk assessment activities. In contrast, Resolution A/RES/79/1 - Annex II: Global Digital Compact characterizes it as an established, independent, multi-stakeholder body responsible for providing periodic assessments that encompass AI trends and opportunities in addition to risks.

Synthesised from the 2 statutory definitions below. Each one is quoted in full, with its source.