International AI Governance
Source: https://aigi.ox.ac.uk/research-area/international-ai-governance/ Parent: https://aigi.ox.ac.uk/technical-ai-governance-programme/
The potential for artificial intelligence (AI) to create both benefits and risks is increasingly the subject of international politics. The field of International AI Governance explores the opportunities and challenges of a world where AI is becoming increasingly important for many societies. The primary themes of this work are the sharing of AI’s benefits, the mitigation of AI’s risks, and the prevention of war.
International AI Governance faces additional challenges beyond those in domestic AI governance, including interstate competition and the heterogeneity of states. Interstate competition tends to circumscribe the potential for international cooperation due to concerns about unfair outcomes or the possibility of violence. State heterogeneity can be a problem because states can differ dramatically in many ways, including their governance style, governing ideology, and economic system. To improve humanity’s prospects for the international governance of AI, work in this field needs to navigate through these challenges.
The Oxford Martin AI Governance initiative has completed some work in this domain and more is forthcoming. Prior work includes a potential approach for harmonising civilian AI governance regulations and explorations of the roles that can be played by compute providers and the emerging network of AI Safety Institutes. Ongoing work includes explorations of how international AI governance agreements can be verified and how the benefits of AI can be shared.
Our Experts / Affiliates
- [Robert Trager
Co-Director
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Visiting Fellow
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Senior Advisor
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Research Affiliate
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Legal Researcher
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Research Affiliate
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DPhil Affiliate
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Research Affiliate
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Senior Science Diplomacy Advisor
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Visiting Fellow
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Senior Advisor
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Research Affiliate
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Research Affiliate
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Research Affiliate
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Research Affiliate
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Research Affiliate
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Research Affiliate
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Visiting Fellow
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DPhil Affiliate
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Visiting Fellow
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Research Affiliate
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Senior Advisor and Visiting Fellow
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Publications
[#### Financing the AI Triad: Compute, Data and Algorithms A framework to build local ecosystems
February 18, 2026](https://aigi.ox.ac.uk/publications/financing-the-ai-triad-compute-data-and-algorithms/ "Financing the AI Triad: Compute, Data and Algorithms A framework to build local ecosystems")[#### Europe and the geopolitics of AGI: The need for a preparedness plan
December 18, 2025](https://aigi.ox.ac.uk/publications/europe-and-the-geopolitics-of-agi-the-need-for-a-preparedness-plan/ "Europe and the geopolitics of AGI: The need for a preparedness plan")[#### A Blueprint for Multinational Advanced AI Development
November 24, 2025](https://aigi.ox.ac.uk/publications/a-blueprint-for-multinational-advanced-ai-development/ "A Blueprint for Multinational Advanced AI Development")[#### The Annual AI Governance Report 2025: Steering the Future of AI
October 7, 2025](https://aigi.ox.ac.uk/publications/the-annual-ai-governance-report-2025-steering-the-future-of-ai/ "The Annual AI Governance Report 2025: Steering the Future of AI")[#### Survey on thresholds for advanced AI systems
August 29, 2025](https://aigi.ox.ac.uk/publications/survey-on-thresholds-for-advanced-ai-systems/ "Survey on thresholds for advanced AI systems")[#### Mapping Industry Practices to the EU AI Act’s GPAI Code of Practice Safety and Security Measures
July 11, 2025](https://aigi.ox.ac.uk/publications/mapping-industry-practices-to-the-eu-ai-acts-gpai-code-of-practice-safety-and-security-measures/ "Mapping Industry Practices to the EU AI Act’s GPAI Code of Practice Safety and Security Measures")[#### Verification for International AI Governance
July 3, 2025](https://aigi.ox.ac.uk/publications/verification-for-international-ai-governance/ "Verification for International AI Governance")[#### Toward Resisting AI-Enabled Authoritarianism
May 28, 2025](https://aigi.ox.ac.uk/publications/toward-resisting-ai-enabled-authoritarianism/ "Toward Resisting AI-Enabled Authoritarianism")[#### Examining AI Safety as a Global Public Good: Implications, Challenges, and Research Priorities
March 11, 2025](https://aigi.ox.ac.uk/publications/examining-ai-safety-as-a-global-public-good-implications-challenges-and-research-priorities/ "Examining AI Safety as a Global Public Good: Implications, Challenges, and Research Priorities")[#### Looking ahead: Synergies between the EU AI Office and UK AISI
March 11, 2025](https://aigi.ox.ac.uk/publications/looking-ahead-synergies-between-the-eu-ai-office-uk-aisi/ "Looking ahead: Synergies between the EU AI Office and UK AISI")[#### Advancing Digital Rights in 2025: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities in the UK, EU and global landscape
February 12, 2025](https://aigi.ox.ac.uk/publications/advancing-digital-rights-in-2025-trends-challenges-and-opportunities-in-the-uk-eu-and-global-landscape/ "Advancing Digital Rights in 2025: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities in the UK, EU and global landscape")[#### The Future of the AI Summit Series
February 3, 2025](https://aigi.ox.ac.uk/publications/the-future-of-the-ai-summit-series/ "The Future of the AI Summit Series")[#### International Governance through Domestic Law in the Forthcoming UK Frontier AI Bill
December 17, 2024](https://aigi.ox.ac.uk/publications/international-governance-through-domestic-law-in-the-forthcoming-uk-frontier-ai-bill/ "International Governance through Domestic Law in the Forthcoming UK Frontier AI Bill")[#### AISIs’ Roles in Domestic and International Governance
December 7, 2024](https://aigi.ox.ac.uk/publications/aisis-roles-in-domestic-and-international-governance/ "AISIs’ Roles in Domestic and International Governance")[#### What Should Be Internationalised in AI Governance?
November 13, 2024](https://aigi.ox.ac.uk/publications/what-should-be-internationalised-in-ai-governance/ "What Should Be Internationalised in AI Governance?")[#### Voice and Access in AI: Global AI Majority Participation in Artificial Intelligence Development and Governance
October 18, 2024](https://aigi.ox.ac.uk/publications/voice-and-access-in-ai-global-ai-majority-participation-in-artificial-intelligence-development-and-governance/ "Voice and Access in AI: Global AI Majority Participation in Artificial Intelligence Development and Governance")[#### International governance of advancing artificial intelligence
September 19, 2024](https://aigi.ox.ac.uk/publications/international-governance-of-advancing-artificial-intelligence/ "International governance of advancing artificial intelligence")[#### The Future of International Scientific Assessments of AI’s Risks
August 29, 2024](https://aigi.ox.ac.uk/publications/the-future-of-international-scientific-assessments-of-ais-risks/ "The Future of International Scientific Assessments of AI’s Risks")[#### Uncertainty, Information, and Risk in International Technology Races
November 17, 2023](https://aigi.ox.ac.uk/publications/uncertainty-information-and-risk-in-international-technology-races/ "Uncertainty, Information, and Risk in International Technology Races")[#### International Governance of Civilian AI: A Jurisdictional Certification Approach
September 4, 2023](https://aigi.ox.ac.uk/publications/international-governance-of-civilian-ai-a-jurisdictional-certification-approach/ "International Governance of Civilian AI: A Jurisdictional Certification Approach")[#### International Institutions for Advanced AI
July 25, 2023](https://aigi.ox.ac.uk/publications/international-institutions-for-advanced-ai/ "International Institutions for Advanced AI")