Global South Calls for Collective Action to Shape AI Safety and Standards

At a moment when frontier AI capabilities are advancing faster than the institutions designed to govern them, the session “International AI Safety Coordination: What Policymakers Need to Know” at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 examined how developing economies can shape the safety, standards and deployment pathways of artificial intelligence through collective action rather than remain rule-takers in a fragmented global landscape. As the closing dialogue of the International AI Safety Coordination track, the discussion brought together ministers, multilateral leaders and AI safety experts to focus on the practical mechanisms required to align innovation with public trust, fundamental rights and long-term stability.