AI governance at a crossroads

Is AI advancing faster than our ability to regulate it?

At the 2026 US-Canada Summit in Toronto, hosted by Eurasia Group and RBC, Ian Bremmer says the biggest issue with AI is not the technology itself, but the lack of governance keeping pace with its rapid development and rollout.

He calls AI “the biggest opportunity and biggest upside tail risks” he has seen in his lifetime. From a technological perspective, Ian says, the progress is extraordinary. But from a governance perspective, “that is not sustainable.”

In a G-Zero world, he argues, it is not enough to understand the potential impact of AI. The harder task is developing regulation quickly enough to build frameworks for responsible AI. That becomes even more urgent when a small number of technology companies act as “functional sovereigns" in their own ecosystems.