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UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence

UNESCO2021-11-01EnglishOpen original

UNESCO overview of the ethics recommendation adopted by 193 Member States in November 2021.

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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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UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence

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

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UNESCO’s AI ethics recommendation remains the global soft-law baseline

In November 2021, 193 UNESCO Member States adopted the Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence. The live dispute is national implementation, not the fact of adoption.