February 2026INTERNATIONAL AI SAFETY REPORT2026
INTERNATIONAL AI SAFETY REPORT2026
2International AI Safety Report 2026 ContributorsChairProf. Yoshua Bengio, Université de Montréal / LawZero / Mila – Quebec AI Institute Expert Advisory PanelThe Expert Advisory Panel is an international advisory body that advises the Chair on the content of the Report. The Expert Advisory Panel provided technical feedback only. The Report – and its Expert Advisory Panel – does not endorse any particular policy or regulatory approach.The Panel comprises representatives nominated by over 30 countries and international organisations including from: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, the European Union (EU), France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, Rwanda, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Türkiye, the United Arab Emirates, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the United Nations (UN).The full membership list for the Expert Advisory Panel can be found here: https://internationalaisafetyreport.org/expert-advisory-panelLead WritersStephen Clare, Independent Carina Prunkl, Inria Chapter LeadsMaksym Andriushchenko, ELLIS Institute TübingenBen Bucknall, University of OxfordMalcolm Murray, SaferAICore WritersShalaleh Rismani, Mila – Quebec AI InstituteConor McGlynn, Harvard University Nestor Maslej, Stanford UniversityPhilip Fox, KIRA CenterWriting GroupRishi Bommasani, Stanford University Stephen Casper, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyTom Davidson, ForethoughtRaymond Douglas, Telic Research David Duvenaud, University of Toronto Usman Gohar, Iowa State University Rose Hadshar, Forethought Anson Ho, Epoch AITiancheng Hu, University of Cambridge Cameron Jones, Stony Brook University Sayash Kapoor, Princeton University Atoosa Kasirzadeh, Carnegie MellonSam Manning, Centre for the Governance of AI Vasilios Mavroudis, The Alan Turing Institute Richard Moulange, The Centre for Long-Term ResilienceJessica Newman, University of California, Berkeley Kwan Yee Ng, Concordia AI Patricia Paskov, University of OxfordGirish Sastry, Independent Elizabeth Seger, Demos Scott Singer, Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceCharlotte Stix, Apollo Research Lucia Velasco, Maastricht University Nicole Wheeler, Advanced Research + Invention AgencyAdvisers to the Chair** Appointed for the planning phase (February–July 2025); from July, consultants to the Report teamDaniel Privitera, Special Adviser to the Chair, KIRA CenterSören Mindermann, Scientific Adviser to the Chair, Mila – Quebec AI Institute
3International AI Safety Report 2026 SecretariatUK AI Security Institute: Lambrini Das, Arianna Dini, Freya Hempleman, Samuel Kenny, Patrick King, Hannah Merchant, Jamie-Day Rawal, Jai Sood, Rose WoolhouseMila - Quebec AI Institute: ...
