The Future of the AI Summit Series

TL;DR

This policy memo analyzes the evolution, successes, and challenges of the international AI Summit series from 2023 to 2025, offering design recommendations for its future governance and sustainability.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive assessment of the AI Summit series' development and proposes strategic options for its institutional design and long-term effectiveness.

Findings

Series has early success in fostering AI governance cooperation

Challenges include scope, participation, and institutional sustainability

Recommendations aim to enhance inclusivity and effectiveness

Abstract

This policy memo examines the evolution of the international AI Summit series, initiated at Bletchley Park in 2023 and continued through Seoul in 2024 and Paris in 2025, as a forum for cooperation on the governance of advanced artificial intelligence. It analyzes the factors underpinning the series' early successes and assesses challenges related to scope, participation, continuity, and institutional design. Drawing on comparisons with existing international governance models, the memo evaluates options for hosting arrangements, secretariat formats, participant selection, agenda setting, and meeting frequency. It proposes a set of design recommendations aimed at preserving the series' focus on advanced AI governance while balancing inclusivity, effectiveness, and long-term sustainability.