Everything involving AI Safety Connect

What Kenya and AI Safety Connect 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 co-hosts "People, Power and AI: Critical Choices Ahead" with the UN Foundation

  On 24 September 2026, Kenya co-hosted “People, Power and AI: Critical Choices Ahead” with the United Nations Foundation and AI Safety Connect in New York on the margins of the UN General Assembly. Ambassador Philip Thigo joined a discussion on how AI will affect livelihoods, public services, and people’s ability to influence decisions.