Guyana has reaffirmed its support for the United Nations’ drive to establish global rules governing artificial intelligence (AI), with Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister Kwame McCoy participating in high-level discussions on the emerging technology. The government’s enthusiastic embrace of one UN-led initiative, however, comes only days after it declined to participate in a key United Nations vote concerning the decades-old United States economic embargo against Cuba—a contrast that is likely to prompt fresh questions about the consistency of Guyana’s commitment to multilateral engagement.

McCoy represented Guyana at the United Nations Global Dialogue on Artificial Intelligence Governance, held from July 6-7 during the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) 2026 Forum.

Artificial intelligence refers to computer systems capable of performing tasks that normally require human intelligence, including learning, problem-solving, language processing and decision-making. As AI becomes increasingly integrated into healthcare, education, finance, public administration and national security, governments worldwide are seeking common rules to ensure the technology is developed and used safely, ethically and transparently.