Governance · Concept

Global South AI Assessment and Audit Gap

Documents sparse second/third-party audits of deployed AI across Latin America, Africa, and Asia-Pacific despite rapid deployment.

Trend strength 4/10

Momentum +4/q

Confidence medium

Status new

Forecast horizon

Without funded local audit capacity, Global South AI risk will stay under-measured relative to investment.

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AI Evaluability Gap

Sparse published audits in the Global South instantiate the broader evaluability gap under rapid deployment.

+4 growth

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EU AI Act timeline Aug 2025

EU AI Act obligations for general-purpose AI models applied from 2 Aug 2025; high-risk obligations under Annex III apply from 2 Aug 2026.

EU AI Act — implementation tracker →

First binding treaty May 2026

The Council of Europe Framework Convention on AI — the first legally binding international AI treaty — opened for signature in Sep 2024; the EU ratified it on 15 May 2026.

Council of Europe →

UN scientific panel Aug 2025

On 26 Aug 2025 the UN General Assembly created an Independent International Scientific Panel on AI (40 experts) and a Global Dialogue on AI Governance.

United Nations →