The Preliminary Report of the Independent International Scientific Panel on AI: Evidence-based assessment of opportunities, risks and impacts of AI

This report presents a preliminary independent scientific assessment of the capabilities and the emerging opportunities and risks of artificial intelligence (AI), providing a shared evidence base to help Member States navigate a rapidly changing technology. The report is authored by the Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence, a body established by the General Assembly in its resolution 79/325 in 2025. The Panel serves as the first global scientific body on AI, operating under a strictly scientific, non-political mandate to document international scientific consensus and disagreements while remaining policy-relevant but not policy-prescriptive. The report is the first of its kind and will be updated progressively throughout the year, with thematic briefs addressing developments as they arise. It reflects the best available evidence at the time of publication, in a field moving so rapidly that any snapshot requires a commitment to revision.