UNESCO member states adopt the Recommendation on the Ethics of AI
193 member states adopted the first global normative instrument on AI ethics at the 41st General Conference, with values, principles and eleven policy action areas and a readiness assessment methodology for implementation.
Practical impact: Governments use the readiness assessment to shape national AI strategies; organisations can use its ethical impact assessment.
UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of AI Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
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