Sovereignty and power in the age of AI | IASEAI '26
Who governs AI—and what does sovereignty mean in a world shaped by advanced technologies? This breakout session from IASEAI 2026 examines the evolving relationship between AI, state power, and global governance—from content provenance and verification to compute sovereignty, corporate influence, and international coordination. Across two segments, speakers explore how AI is reshaping political authority, economic power, and the social contract, raising urgent questions about accountability, control, and the future of global governance. Elif Buse Doyuran — The Rise and Politics of Provenance Technologies for Governing AI-Generated Content Christina Krawec — Mapping IAEA Verification Tools to International AI Governance: A Mechanism-by-Mechanism Analysis Aris Richardson et al. — How Sovereign Is Sovereign Compute? Amir Banifatemi — Mind the Gap: Capital Allocation as AI Governance Chee Hae Chung, Bryce Dietrich — Corporate Quasi-Sovereignty: Big Tech and the Politics of Sovereign Authority in the Digital Age Chee Hae Chung, Daniel Schiff — AI and the Social Contract Aaron Scher et al. — An International Agreement to Prevent the Premature Creation of Artificial Superintelligence Gabriel Wagner — China’s Approach to AI Safety and Governance Matija Franklin — Distributed AGI Safety in Emerging Agent Economies 📍 Recorded at UNESCO Headquarters, Paris The International Association for Safe and Ethical AI (IASEAI) is a global professional association bringing together researchers, policymakers, and practitioners working to ensure that advanced AI systems operate safely and ethically for the benefit of humanity. Learn more: https://www.iaseai.org #AI #AISafety #AIGovernance #AIpolicy #IASEAI #ArtificialIntelligence #ResponsibleAI