Artificial Intelligence
Historical Moment in AI Ethics: First-Ever Global Agreement in United Nations
Why UNESCO warns of AI technology bringing unprecedented challenges to humanity
Ethics in artificial intelligence
Ethics in artificial intelligence is a global matter. It seriously concerns thought leaders in the field in various countries. While politicians and AI entrepreneurs seem to pay less attention to ethical issues, some international organizations have already sensed the severity of the situation and started taking necessary measures.
It is a piece of admirable news that UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) significantly cares about ethics in artificial intelligence. The organization adopted a comprehensive global standard-setting instrument to provide AI with a solid ethical basis on 24 November 2021.
The standards aim to protect and promote human rights and human dignity. According to UNESCO, they will be an ethical guiding compass and a global normative bedrock, allowing us to build of strong respect for the rule of law in the digital world.
From a historical perspective, UNESCO embarked on a two-year process to elaborate this…
