For the first time in history, nearly every nation on Earth has agreed that artificial intelligence is too consequential to leave ungoverned. In a moment when global cooperation feels broken, 193 countries have chosen to act together.

This week, the United Nations will launch two new institutions approved by resolution : an independent scientific panel to assess the risks and opportunities of AI, and a global dialogue where governments, companies, and civil society can collaborate on governing this technology.

From years of working alongside governments, multilateral bodies, and civil society, I have seen how often ambition is lost in the machinery of politics. That is why this moment, fragile as it is, merits special attention—and maybe even a bit of hope. In this case, nations recogn

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