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What Kenya and United Nations Development Programme discussed

• Kenya co-hosts AI Safety Connect's "Governing at the Speed of AI" at UN Headquarters

  The Office of the Special Envoy on Technology co-hosted “Governing at the Speed of AI” at United Nations Headquarters in New York on 24 September. The engagement brought governments, scientists and technology companies together to discuss assessment of advanced AI systems, prevention of serious harm and coordination when safeguards fail.

• Kenya co-hosts UN dialogue on democratic agency over AI with the Netherlands and the UK

  Kenya co-hosted “Shaping Democratic Agency over the Course of AI Development” with the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United Nations Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies at UN Headquarters in New York on 24 September. The engagement examined how countries can influence AI’s development, including through national strategies, research institutes, safety standards and sector applications.

• Kenya presses for standards to measure AI's environmental impact at CODES roundtable

  Ambassador Philip Thigo delivered framing remarks at the CODES Roundtable on AI and the Planet at UNDP Headquarters in New York on 23 September. The discussion connected AI applications for climate and nature with the environmental consequences of developing and operating AI systems, and Kenya’s contribution pressed for evidence and shared standards to measure and reduce environmental impacts.