The United Nations launched the UN System Data Commons with Google, built on Google's open-source platform to make UN global statistics accessible to AI systems through natural-language queries and the Model Context Protocol. A UNICEF benchmark found that major language models achieved only 21.2% average accuracy on global development questions, highlighting the need for reliable data access. The platform aims to have 80% of UN statistical datasets available by 2027, with Google.org providing $2 million in funding.
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