UN and ITU Launch AI for Good Global Commission with Jensen Huang, Andy Jassy, and World Leaders

What Happened

On July 2, 2026, the UN and ITU announced the AI for Good Global Commission, the first-ever UN-level governance body including CEOs and presidents of leading AI companies.\n\n## Context and Impact
The Commission aims to bridge digital divides and ensure AI becomes a tool for solving global challenges rather than deepening inequalities. This is the first time the UN has formally integrated industry leaders into a global AI governance mechanism at this level.\n\n## Details

• Co-chaired by Marc Benioff (Salesforce CEO) and Paul Kagame (President of Rwanda)
• Tech leaders: Jensen Huang (Nvidia), Andy Jassy (Amazon), Brad Smith (Microsoft), Jack Clark (Anthropic), Aidan Gomez (Cohere)
• Inaugural meeting at ITU AI for Good Global Summit (July 7–10, 2026, Geneva)
• Over 40 founding members including heads of state, CEOs, and UN agency leaders