# UN General Assembly adopts its first resolution on safe, secure and trustworthy AI

- **Record type**: Change log entry
- **Occurred on**: 2024-03-21
- **Jurisdiction**: International organisations (OECD, UNESCO, UN, G7, ISO)
- **Instrument**: UN General Assembly resolution A/RES/78/265: Seizing the opportunities of safe, secure and trustworthy artificial intelligence systems for sustainable development (21 March 2024)
- **Impact level**: Routine
- **Status after the change**: Adopted

## What changed

Resolution A/RES/78/265, adopted by consensus with more than 120 co-sponsors, encourages states to promote trustworthy AI for sustainable development and to develop governance frameworks.

## What it means in practice

Non-binding, but it anchors AI governance in the UN system and led to the 2025 scientific panel and global dialogue.

## Provenance

- **Record page**: https://aipolicytracker.org/changes/2024-03-21-un-general-assembly-ai-resolution
- **Official source**: https://docs.un.org/en/A/RES/78/265
- **Source document**: A/RES/78/265
- **Published by**: United Nations General Assembly
- **Review status**: verified
- **Confidence**: high
- **Facts last confirmed**: 2026-09-26
- **Confirmed by**: AI Policy Tracker (see https://aipolicytracker.org/reviewers)
- **Retrieved**: 2026-09-27
- **Licence**: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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