Switzerland coordinating with India, UAE to organise AI summit

ZURICH: Switzerland is collaborating with India and the United Arab Emirates to host the global artificial intelligence (AI) summit in Geneva next year, taking forward the outcomes of the AI Impact Summit held in New Delhi in February. The UAE is slated to host the 2028 summit.

The 2027 summit in Geneva will centre on the application of international law, fundamental rights and ethical development of AI governance to ensure smaller nations have an active voice in global policy, as Switzerland takes a cue from the Indian focus on global south and vision for 'Technology for All', according to people familiar with the matter.

Leveraging premier institutes such as ETH Zurich and EPFL, Switzerland provides an advanced research ecosystem for critical technology conversations, they said. Switzerland has actively chaired the Council of Europe's Committee on AI, positioning it perfectly to help draft binding international AI treaties.


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At the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, Swiss Confederation President Guy Parmelin had said, "Geneva is the epicentre of multilateralism. Switzerland is looking forward to organising the summit."

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Preparations for the Geneva AI Summit are in advanced stages.

Since 2023, a series of AI summits have been held in various countries. The first global AI summit took place in the United Kingdom, followed by gatherings in South Korea and France. The meetings are intended to facilitate an exchange on the opportunities and risks AI presents to society and in areas such as medicine, climate and agriculture.