The Ethics of AI Agents in Global Governance @carnegiecouncil

Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

The adoption of AI agents is expanding rapidly, particularly within multilateral and diplomatic spaces. Such integration presents a myriad of new ethical questions and challenges for both the practitioners of today and next-gen leaders.

In this "Ethics Empowered: Leadership in Practice" event, Eleonore Fournier-Tombs, New York State’s chief AI officer, leads a discussion on this pressing issue.

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The Ethics of AI Agents in Global Governance