Global Partnership on AI (GPAI)

The Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) is an international intergovernmental initiative established to guide the responsible development and use of artificial intelligence in a manner that respects human rights and the shared democratic values of its members. The initiative was first proposed by Canada and France at the 2018 G7 Summit, with Canada having originally proposed an International Panel on AI (IPAI) modeled after the IPCC in 2017. It was officially launched on June 15, 2020, with fifteen founding members: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, Slovenia, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union. GPAI's mission is to bridge the gap between AI theory and practice by supporting research and applied activities directly relevant to policymakers. Its work is grounded in the OECD Recommendation on AI, adopted in 2019 as the first intergovernmental standard on AI and updated in 2024. The partnership convenes a vibrant, multidisciplinary expert community of over 500 AI specialists from government, industry, academia, and civil society, organized into Working Groups on Responsible AI, Data Governance, the Future of Work, and Innovation and Commercialization. These groups are supported by Expert Support Centres in Paris (hosted at INRIA), Montreal (hosted at CEIMIA, the International Centre of Expertise in Montreal for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence), and Tokyo (hosted at NICT). GPAI is governed by a Council that provides strategic direction and is responsible for major decisions including on membership. A Plenary meets twice yearly with all member countries on equal footing, and a Steering Group coordinates activities between Plenary meetings. The OECD Secretariat in Paris provides administrative support. In July 2024, at the 6th GPAI Ministerial Council in New Delhi (during India's chairship), GPAI and the OECD's existing Working Party on AI Governance merged into a single integrated partnership under the GPAI brand. This merger expanded membership from 29 to 44 countries across six continents, provided more stable funding through OECD's combined dues-and-voluntary-contributions model, and merged the GPAI Multistakeholder Expert Group with the OECD Network of Experts on AI into a single expert community. Serbia holds the GPAI Chair for 2025, following India (2024) and Japan (2023). GPAI does not fundraise from the public and has no donation mechanism. Member countries pay annual dues of EUR 20,000 and contribute voluntary project-based funding. The partnership's website is accessible at oecd.ai (the domain gpai.ai redirects to oecd.ai), and inquiries can be directed to gpai@oecd.org.