The White House (via OMB) strongly protests Congressional efforts within the FY 2027 NDAA to prohibit the purchase of warships from foreign shipyards. The Administration argues that these restrictions undermine national security by limiting flexibility and hindering its strategy of leveraging allied yards, such as in the 'Finland model,' to drive investment into U.S. shipbuilding capacity. This signals a significant policy shift toward integrating international partners into advanced naval construction, suggesting the Pentagon is prepared to bypass traditional domestic build requirements for future combat vessels.
Who Is Accountable When AI Goes Global?
English Summary
The proliferation of AI across borders, coupled with a fragmented patchwork of national governance standards, creates significant risks of cross-border harms, such as misdiagnosis in the Global South or human rights abuses in asylum systems. This regulatory divergence—seen in varied domestic models from Singapore to the US—undermines the capacity for shared rules and accountability when transnational harms occur. Consequently, the article argues that the United Nations is uniquely positioned to serve as a central coordinating body. For global stability, the UN must build transboundary agreements and enforceable legal instruments to ensure AI is deployed equitably and responsibly, making its leadership crucial for the future of international governance.
中文摘要
人工智慧（AI）的跨境擴散，結合國家治理標準的碎片化拼湊體，產生了重大的跨境危害風險，例如全球南方地區的誤診或庇護系統中的人權侵犯。這種監管分歧——從新加坡到美國的各國國內模式所體現——削弱了在發生跨國危害時建立共同規範和問責制的能力。因此，本文主張聯合國處於獨特的地位，可作為中央協調機構。為確保全球穩定，聯合國必須建立跨界協定和可執行的法律工具，以確保AI的部署是公平和負責任的，這使得其在未來國際治理中的領導作用至關重要。
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