international-organisation

UNESCO Member States

The 193 UNESCO Member States that adopted the Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence in November 2021.

Policy questions

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Should states implement UNESCO’s AI ethics recommendation?

UNESCO’s 2021 recommendation is a global ethics standard; the open policy question is how far states turn its principles into domestic duties.

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Implement UNESCO’s Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence

Translate the UNESCO ethics recommendation’s values, principles and policy action areas into national law, guidance or institutional practice.

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guidance · Adopted

UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence

Global soft-law standard on AI ethics adopted by UNESCO Member States in November 2021.

Event history

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2021-11-01
UNESCO adopts AI ethics recommendation
UNESCO Member States adopted the Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence.

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UNESCO Member States adopted the AI ethics recommendation in November 2021

UNESCO’s official page states that 193 Member States adopted the Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence in November 2021.

In November 2021, UNESCO's 193 Member States adopted the first global standard on AI ethics: the Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence.

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