Virginia Dignum on Democratic middle powers should jointly…

Virginia Dignum

Professor of Responsible Artificial Intelligence at Umeå University; AI ethics expert

Without shared evidentiary standards and mutually recognized approaches, we risk parallel regimes that neither protect people nor allow accountability to travel with the technology.

AI Verified (Jul 7, 2026)

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Virginia Dignum, remarks at “Thematic discussion 3: Safe, secure and trustworthy AI — Global Dialogue on Artificial Intelligence Governance — Day 2,” UN Transcripts, July 7, 2026.

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Democratic middle powers should jointly develop frontier AI and share its benefits globally

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AI Verified Dignum calls for shared evidence and mutually recognized approaches so accountability works across borders. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified Dignum supports shared evidence and mutual recognition to make accountability travel across borders. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified UN transcript, lines 119–120, records Dignum's statement; 'regimes' is a faithful correction of ASR 'regimens'. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago

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

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