The Trajectory Irakli Beridze - Can the UN Help with Global AGI Governance? (AGI Governance, Episode 11)
Oct 10, 2025
Irakli Beridze, Director of the UNICRI Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, discusses the pressing need for global governance of AGI. He contrasts chemical weapons with AI, highlighting the latter’s ubiquitous appeal and governance challenges. Irakli stresses that early preparation is crucial, as building international frameworks takes decades. He advocates for a verification mechanism to ensure compliance and discusses the necessity of diverse global participation in AGI governance. Ultimately, he believes that human collaboration will be essential to navigate these complex issues.
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Start Governance Now
- Irakli Beridze rates AGI governance urgency as a 10 and says work should have started yesterday.
- He argues building international governance takes a long time so foundations must begin immediately.
Engage All Stakeholders Early
- Start dialogues now to build knowledge, understanding, and governance foundations before AGI arrives.
- Engage countries, private sector, and academia early to shape viable international mechanisms.
Chemical Weapons Treaty Took Decades
- Beridze recounts the Chemical Weapons Convention history that began in the 1970s and yielded the OPCW in 1997.
- He highlights that building a functional watchdog and verification mechanism took decades and was painstaking.