According to Terry Tamminen, a UN Convention on Artificial Intelligence is Essential

In an opinion piece he authored, Terry Tamminen stated that an international convention under the auspices of the United Nations should be prepared to cope with the global impacts of artificial intelligence and ensure the supervision of technology companies.

The rapid development of artificial intelligence technology poses major risks if governments remain slow, much as they did with climate change. Just as fossil fuel-based industrialization destabilized the climate, artificial intelligence concentrates economic power in the hands of certain companies while threatening employment and human control. At this point, it is stated that the method followed in the climate crisis can be taken as an example, and all nations should sit at the table to transform common interests into binding obligations.

The United Nations General Assembly took its first step in August 2025 by establishing the Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence and the Global Dialogue on AI Governance. While the panel submitted its initial report in July, the first dialogue was held in Geneva. Similar to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change model for climate change, it is planned to include experts independent of governments and technology companies in the field of artificial intelligence, establish scientific foundations, and operate oversight mechanisms through meetings similar to annual COP summits.