US Mission to the United Nations

Rule Changes

Opposed panel creation; will not participate

For the first time in history, the world has an independent scientific body dedicated to artificial intelligence. On February 13, 2026, the United Nations General Assembly appointed 40 experts to a three-year panel charged with assessing AI's economic and social impacts—a vote that passed 117-2, with only the United States and Paraguay opposed. The vote marks the clearest split yet between American AI policy and the rest of the world, including traditional US allies in Europe and Asia.

Updated Feb 13