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== Secretary-General's safety advocacy ==

On September 16, 2026, Secretary-General António Guterres called for national safeguards combined with international coordination. He warned that isolated voluntary pauses would be insufficient and urged protections supporting safety, transparency and accountability. These were policy recommendations, not an adopted international agreement.<ref name="sept16">[https://www.un.org/en/desa/ai-climate-and-conflicts-top-guterress-agenda-ahead-of-general-assembly United Nations, AI, climate and conflicts top Guterres' agenda ahead of General Assembly], September 16, 2026.</ref>

=== September 22, 2026: General Assembly address ===

Guterres called for multilateral AI risk management with independent oversight, protection of children and human control over life-and-death decisions.<ref>[https://www.un.org/en/desa/guterres-cracks-have-become-canyons-as-world-faces-four-tests-of-power United Nations, September 22, 2026.]</ref> See [[AI Law Wiki News for September 22, 2026#Guterres calls for multilateral AI risk management|September 22 digest coverage]].

== Civil-society proposals and commentary ==

On September 22, 2026, policy director Mark Brakel published a [[Future of Life Institute|FLI]] briefing proposing international reporting of serious AI incidents. It calls for independent evaluation, whistleblower protection, pre-release testing and national authority to halt deployments. The briefing recommends a common reporting mechanism, an expert group and cross-border communication channels, alongside limits on recursive self-improvement.<ref>[https://x.com/markbrakel/status/2102383057051230226 Mark Brakel, FLI briefing published on X, September 22, 2026.]</ref>

* [[Opinions#The UN’s AI Agenda Must Prioritize Undersea Cables|Jane Munga’s September 22 commentary]] argues for greater attention to undersea-cable resilience in AI governance.

== Related articles and coverage ==

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 == Secretary-General's safety advocacy ==
 On September 16, 2026, Secretary-General António Guterres called for national safeguards combined with international coordination. He warned that isolated voluntary pauses would be insufficient and urged protections supporting safety, transparency and accountability. These were policy recommendations, not an adopted international agreement.<ref name="sept16">[https://www.un.org/en/desa/ai-climate-and-conflicts-top-guterress-agenda-ahead-of-general-assembly United Nations, AI, climate and conflicts top Guterres' agenda ahead of General Assembly], September 16, 2026.</ref>
+=== September 22, 2026: General Assembly address ===
+Guterres called for multilateral AI risk management with independent oversight, protection of children and human control over life-and-death decisions.<ref>[https://www.un.org/en/desa/guterres-cracks-have-become-canyons-as-world-faces-four-tests-of-power United Nations, September 22, 2026.]</ref> See [[AI Law Wiki News for September 22, 2026#Guterres calls for multilateral AI risk management|September 22 digest coverage]].
+== Civil-society proposals and commentary ==
+On September 22, 2026, policy director Mark Brakel published a [[Future of Life Institute|FLI]] briefing proposing international reporting of serious AI incidents. It calls for independent evaluation, whistleblower protection, pre-release testing and national authority to halt deployments. The briefing recommends a common reporting mechanism, an expert group and cross-border communication channels, alongside limits on recursive self-improvement.<ref>[https://x.com/markbrakel/status/2102383057051230226 Mark Brakel, FLI briefing published on X, September 22, 2026.]</ref>
+* [[Opinions#The UN’s AI Agenda Must Prioritize Undersea Cables|Jane Munga’s September 22 commentary]] argues for greater attention to undersea-cable resilience in AI governance.
 == Related articles and coverage ==