Applications of artificial intelligence are creating new spaces that need governance. Multistakeholder initiatives are promising, but they must meaningfully include everyone whose voices need to be heard. Experience so far in digital governance shows that meaningful inclusion is a serious challenge.

The emerging position is for governments to be at the apex of the governance regime when it comes to AI. This is being signaled by initiatives such as the recently announced Artificial Intelligence Act proposed by the European Commission (EC). However, a truly sustainable framework in the digital age requires an omni-stakeholder approach to questions of AI governance and policy.