Time: 15:30–16:30 CEST (Geneva time)

A growing body of scientific and political opinion holds that some uses and capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI) are too dangerous to permit under any circumstances. Independent expert assessments identify four primary areas of concern: AI-enabled offensive cyber capabilities, including risks to nuclear command and control; the facilitation of biological and chemical weapons development by non-experts; large-scale manipulation capable of undermining democratic processes; and the loss of human control over highly autonomous systems. 

A Global Call for AI Red Lines, launched at the UN General Assembly in September 2025, calls for categorical prohibitions on what an AI system may be built or used to do and presses governments to conclude a binding international agreement. Where the limit of acceptable risk lies is a judgement about what a society is willing to accept and the engagement of elected representatives is therefore essential. This calls for a broad-based conversation, with parliaments as key actors to help build agreement across political and regional divides and engage the public in the discussion. 

This webinar brings together experts in the field, parliamentarians and other stakeholders to consider how parliaments can focus political and public attention on unacceptable AI risks and catalyse urgent action at the national and international levels. 

This webinar is relevant for the following audiences:

• All parliamentarians, as extreme risks from AI raise questions of public security, human rights, the economy and democratic integrity.
• Parliamentary staff working on AI policy, research or committee support
• Stakeholders in the field of AI governance and policy, including UN Agencies, international organisations, academia, AI industry, civil society organisations, the media.

Languages: English, French, Spanish, Arabic

The video recording will be published on the IPU’s Artificial Intelligence YouTube channel.

Parliamentary action on AI webinar series

The event is part of the IPU’s Parliamentary action on AI webinar series in follow-up to the IPU resolutions The impact of artificial intelligence on democracy, human rights and the rule of law (149th Assembly, Geneva, October 2024) and Addressing the social and humanitarian impact of autonomous weapon systems and artificial intelligence (Geneva, March 2024) and the Kuala Lumpur Declaration on Parliaments and responsible AI (Malaysia, November 2025). The entry point to the IPU’s work on artificial intelligence is www.ipu.org/AI.