On July 17, 2026, the inaugural issue of Global AI Innovative Governance (Vol. 1, Issue 1), a serial publication jointly launched by the Center for Global AI Innovative Governance (CGAIG) and Shanghai People’s Publishing House, was officially released at the forum “Global AI Governance and Sustainable Development: Challenges and Responses” during the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC 2026).

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming a core driver of the new round of technological and industrial revolution, while also gradually evolving into a critical technological domain with global public attributes. Currently, the rapid advancement of global AI technologies is exerting profound influence on socio-economic development and the progress of human civilization, bringing immense opportunities to the world alongside unpredictable risks and complex challenges. In this context, AI governan