Global AI issues
Forecast: "Global Human Forecast for June 2026, Part 2" (published on June 8, 2026, link).
S. Dragan:
Around June 12, 2026, global issues in the field of artificial intelligence may be resolved, and there could be events of global importance, significantly changing the overall technical direction.
June 12, 2026, marked a significant date in the context of global issues related to artificial intelligence (AI). On this day, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, issued a warning that advanced AI models could become a tool to undermine the global financial system.
According to her, such systems are capable of quickly identifying cybersecurity vulnerabilities, analyzing vast datasets, and suggesting ways to bypass them. This opens up new possibilities for both companies and states, as well as for cybercriminals who can use these tools for attacks on banks, payment systems, and other elements of the financial infrastructure.
Georgieva emphasized that regulators and government bodies are still struggling to adapt their regulatory framework and infrastructure to meet new digital threats, which poses systemic risks to global financial stability. She also called for closer cooperation between developed and developing countries, as well as between the public and private sectors, to prepare for the risks posed by new AI models.
Furthermore, Georgieva pointed out the lack of a global regulator in the field of cybersecurity, which complicates the establishment of uniform rules and standards.
In mid-June 2026, the company Anthropic suspended access to its new AI models Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for citizens of other countries citing 'national security' concerns.
The "Global Dialogue on AI Governance" platform, established at the beginning of June 2026 by the United Nations General Assembly, aims to serve as a forum for discussing current challenges in the field of AI. Potential dialogue topics include the opportunities and consequences of AI implementation, bridging the AI gap, developing safe AI systems, and more.
In June, preparations are wrapping up for the UN's global summit "AI for Good," scheduled for June 6-7, 2026, in Geneva. The summit aims to promote the use of AI in healthcare, ecology, sustainable development, infrastructure, and other priority areas of development.
After June 12, 2026, Google announced the biggest change to its search product in over two decades. Search is now integrating answer generation, conversational interfaces, and reasoning tools - directly into the core product used by billions of people daily.
The U.S. and China have captured 90% of global computing power, turning access to artificial intelligence into a tool of geopolitical pressure. Other countries will have to trade chips, data, and energy to secure a right to technology, or risk being left behind in global development.
The current situation is exacerbated by three factors that are changing the rules of access to advanced technologies.
First, leading developers in the U.S. are moving to a managed access model. An example is the Anthropic Mythos model, which is being rolled out gradually and is only available to select groups of companies. This gives American corporations the right to decide who gets access to the systems.
Second, the market is facing a shortage of computing power: demand exceeds supply, forcing companies to limit the user base.
Third, governments of the U.S. and China are playing an increasingly active role in distributing access. The combination of these trends leads to control over technologies concentrating in the hands of a narrow circle of wealthy countries and corporations.
The situation is complicated by the fact that modern AI models are developed with the values of Western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic societies in mind, which make up only 14-15% of the world's population. The remaining 85% of people risk being underrepresented in algorithms. Even after implementing security measures, models still retain deep biases related to religion, language, and identity. For example, early versions of systems formed stereotypical images of people from different confessions, ignoring cultural diversity. Additionally, many security tests do not consider the needs of people with disabilities, who number around a billion worldwide. Without taking these factors into account, technologies will only effectively work for a narrow segment of the population.
As predicted:
By June 12, 2026, global issues in the field of artificial intelligence were being resolved, and events of global significance took place, significantly shifting the overall technical trajectory.
The middle of June 2026 served as a crucial reminder of the potential risks that AI development poses and the need for international collaboration in this area.
