Government of Bangladesh on Ban governments from using AI to conduc…

Government of Bangladesh

National government of Bangladesh, speaking through its delegation at the UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance in July 2026.

Prohibited practices shall include AI-enabled social scoring, indiscriminate biometric mass surveillance in public spaces without lawful authorization, and manipulative or deceptive AI systems that exploit vulnerabilities of individuals or groups.

AI Verified (2026)

Source:

Government of Bangladesh, National AI Policy Bangladesh 2026–2030 (draft), 2026.

2mo ago

Policy proposals and claims

Ban governments from using AI to conduct mass surveillance of citizens

votes Against

Statement relation verification history AI Verified Report this

AI Verified Policy prohibits indiscriminate mass surveillance but permits lawful authorized use; relevant opposition to an absolute ban. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

Vote inference verification history AI Verified Report this

AI Verified Recorded against matches support for some lawful AI surveillance rather than an absolute ban. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

Quote authenticity verification history

Report this

AI Verified Bangladesh National AI Policy draft contains this exact prohibited-practices wording. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

replying to Government of Bangladesh

Other opinions from Government of Bangladesh

See all

Government of Bangladesh votes For

Require human-in-the-loop oversight for agentic AI systems acting in high-stakes domains

Humans must remain in the loop for high-impact decisions with clear accountability for AI-driven outcomes.

AI Verified source (Jul 7, 2026)

added 1mo ago

Government of Bangladesh votes For

Establish an international AI incident reporting system

Shared incident reporting mechanisms can ensure that lessons from failures in one jurisdiction prevent repeated harms elsewhere.

AI Verified source (Jul 7, 2026)

added 2mo ago

Government of Bangladesh votes For

AI value alignment must be subject to public deliberation, not decided by developers alone

Second, global AI governance must be inclusive and representative. Standards and regulatory frameworks solutions should not be developed by a few and applied to many.

AI Verified source (Jul 7, 2026)

added 2mo ago