Bill Gates Calls for an International Oversight Body for “AI” Modeled after the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

Bill Gates called for a new international organization to manage AI, drawing on elements from a nuclear inspections regime, international aviation regulations and ozone layer protection agreements.

Article on nbcnews.com (by Reuters, August 27, 2026):
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/bill-gates-sounding-alarm-growing-risks-posed-ai-rcna594631

Bill Gates Calls for an International Oversight Body for “AI” Modeled after the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

In order to allow humans and the planet to flourish sustainably, and to guarantee that human rights are respected not only offline but also online and in the domain of Data-Based Systems (DS), the creation of an International Data-Based Systems Agency (IDA) at the UN is necessary.