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Hi there, this is Kasmira. As the dust settles on last week’s AI conference bonanza in Geneva, which included the UN’s two-day gathering on governing the fast-paced sector, I spoke with Rebecca Finlay, who leads a non-profit coalition advocating for better benchmarking of what good AI looks like.

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Kasmira Jefford

15.07.2026


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Rebecca Finlay, chief executive of Partnership on AI, co-chairing one of last week’s four thematic panels at the UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance. (ITU/J. MacLeod)

We need to measure progress in good AI, says Partnership on AI CEO Rebecca Finlay. Governments and other stakeholders need to agree on “common rules of the road” for artificial intelligence, but that doesn’t have to come at the cost of innovation, says the boss of the non-profit advocating for responsible AI, at last week’s UN gathering in Geneva.

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