Hosted by
Eleonore Fournier-Tombs
Chief AI Officer, New York State
Brian A. Mateo
Director of Education and Special Projects, Carnegie Council
The adoption of AI agents is expanding rapidly, particularly within multilateral and diplomatic spaces. Such integration presents a myriad of new ethical questions and challenges for both the practitioners of today and next-gen leaders.
In this Ethics Empowered: Leadership in Practice event, Eleonore Fournier-Tombs, New York State’s chief AI officer, leads a discussion on this pressing issue.
Resources
"An Ethical Grey Zone: AI Agents in Political Deliberations," Eleonore Fournier-Tombs, Carnegie Council, November 13, 2024
"Forecasting Scenarios from the Use of AI in Diplomacy," Carnegie Ethics Accelerator, Carnegie Council, May 15, 2024
"Geopolitics in an Era of AGI," Values & Interests, Carnegie Council, November 25, 2025
"The Trade-offs of AI in Diplomacy," Carnegie Council, February 12, 2024
Discussion Questions
- What should be the first steps toward a credible and inclusive framework for AI cooperation across governments, civil society, and the private sector?
- How should next-generation leaders ethically navigate AI tools that can advance transparency?
- Who should decide the ethical principles governing AI in deliberative processes—the institutions deploying them, the communities participating in them, or another entity entirely?
- As the panelists noted, AI governance must center human agency. What examples can we draw from—in arms control, Internet governance, or climate diplomacy—to ensure that remains the priority?
- What are ways to ensure that individuals using AI agents in global deliberations have the digital literacy to understand the benefits and trade-offs for using these technologies?
- How should institutions balance the principles of privacy and security and prioritize the rights of individuals when deciding to use or not use AI tools?
Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs is an independent and nonpartisan nonprofit. The views expressed within this panel are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the position of Carnegie Council.
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