Advanced Technologies and Data Security: G7 Science Academies' Statement 2025

This statement was prepared by the National Academies of Sciences of the G7 states under the leadership of the Royal Society of Canada to provide scientific advice to the G7 Summit of Heads of State and Governments in Canada in 2025. The last two decades have seen a remarkable increase in the number, scope, utility and purposes of both systems for data collection and data processing and archiving technologies, including AI systems, that use data to make inferences or perform actions. According to the International Scientific Report on the Safety of Advanced AI, the potential of AI to benefit humankind is counterbalanced by potentially serious risks. Therefore, a multi-level, holistic and human-centric and smart approach to governance and regulation is needed to avoid stifling the benefits of these technologies, while confronting the problems.