Feature

Building Trust for AI Governance

Professor Yang Bin on the importance of education, dialogue and trust in shaping AI governance.

In this interview, Professor Yang Bin discusses the importance of public education and greater communication between countries and AI developers. He explores the role of trust in international cooperation, the need for greater information sharing, and the role of the United Nations in facilitating dialogue, building capacity and narrowing the digital divide.

Recorded during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, when UNU-CPR co-hosted “Governing AI in the Real World: From Frontier Innovation to Global Action”, convened by the Institute for AI International Governance at Tsinghua University, with support from the United Nations University AI Network.

The views expressed in this interview are those of the speaker and do not necessarily reflect the views of UNU-CPR or the United Nations.