UN Secretary‑General Guterres arrived at Shanghai Pudong International Airport this morning to attend the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference and the High‑Level Meeting on Global AI Governance, scheduled July 17–20. Guterres has repeatedly called for stronger global AI governance; the UN has set up a Global AI Governance Dialogue and an International AI Science Panel to support cross‑country coordination and consensus‑building.

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UN Secretary‑General Guterres arrived at Shanghai Pudong International Airport this morning to attend the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference and the High‑Level Meeting on Global AI Governance, scheduled July 17–20. Guterres has repeatedly called for stronger global AI governance; the UN has set up a Global AI Governance Dialogue and an International AI Science Panel to support cross‑country coordination and consensus‑building.