Global AI Governance

An Important Message to All Americans

Actuaries are uniquely positioned to become the ethical gatekeepers of AI deployment in insurance, pensions, and risk management. As the professionals trained to quantify uncertainty and protect long-term financial stability, we have both the technical capability and the ethical duty to lead AI governance rather than passively follow regulators or profit-driven tech companies.

The current vacuum in AI governance is creating enormous unquantified risks using the channel of NGOs and other companies that support the Agenda 2030 Goals. Without strong actuarial oversight, AI systems are being deployed with biased data, flawed assumptions, and opaque decision-making processes. This represents a profound departure from the principles of prudence and transparency that have defined our profession for centuries.

The Actuary’s New Fiduciary Duty is clear: we must move beyond calculating risk to actively shaping how AI is governed. This includes the plans for UN Agenda 2030 and the 17 Goals that are expected by countries that have dedicated their efforts to making the world a better place.

 

However, this also includes demanding explainability, insisting on rigorous data quality standards, and refusing to sign off on models we cannot fully understand or defend.

Americans have a right to know exactly where their tax dollars go inside the United Nations — and what role our country actually plays.
 

1. America’s Power at the Top Table of the United Nations

The United States is one of only five permanent members of the UN Security Council.
We hold full veto power — a single “no” from the U.S. can block any resolution on war, sanctions, peacekeeping, or global policy.
This gives America unmatched influence over the entire UN system.
 

2. How Much American Taxpayer Money Still Flows to the UN?

Even after major cuts in 2025:

• The U.S. still pays ~22% of the UN’s regular operating budget — approximately $767 million per year.

• Additional peacekeeping and special contributions bring the total closer to $2 billion annually.

• On top of that, the U.S. continues to fund humanitarian and refugee programs at roughly $10–11 billion in FY 2026.

 

This money is not “voluntary charity.” It comes directly from your income taxes and payroll taxes.

 

3. The Cut to Agenda 2030 / SDG Funding

In 2025 the Trump administration formally withdrew direct U.S. support for the UN’s Agenda 2030 and Sustainable Development Goals.

• No new pledges.

• No participation in the High-Level Political Forum’s Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs).

• The U.S. has publicly rejected the idea of “global governance” through the SDGs.

 

4. Yet the Money for Refugees and Humanitarian Work Continues

While direct SDG funding was cut, humanitarian funding did not stop. In FY 2026 the U.S. is still spending:

• $5.4 billion on international humanitarian assistance (State Department).

• $5.16 billion on domestic refugee and migrant resettlement (HHS).

5. The Clear Contradiction
We sit on the Security Council with veto power.

• We still write large checks every year.

• We refuse to submit progress reports on the very goals the UN says we helped create.
   

6. We are simultaneously:

• the most powerful member,

• a major funder of humanitarian work,

• and an active opponent of the broader Agenda 2030 framework.
   

If the United Nations is meant to be a “united” force for global cooperation, why does the United States use its veto power to block the very premise of unity — while continuing to send billions of taxpayer dollars into the system?
 

Something does not smell right.
 

This is not conspiracy. This is the current, documented reality. Every American has the right to see the full picture of where their money goes and what influence — or lack of influence — our country truly exercises inside the United Nations