Artificial Intelligence (A.I.)
Discover our section on artificial intelligence (AI) and the UN’s role in its development, governance, and the impact AI has on our daily lives, from assistive technologies to elections. Explore key documents, resources, and topics.
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“Less noise, more knowledge”: Artificial intelligence and the future of information integrity
New technologies, especially artificial intelligence (AI), are transforming information ecosystems worldwide, reshaping how information is produced, accessed and shared. However, these rapid technological developments...
Türk at UNGA: Children’s rights apply to AI, as they apply everywhere.
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk
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Event during the 81st session of the UN General Assembly, New York
Today’s children are the first...
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AI is advancing fast. Women are being left behind...
Men hold nearly 8 in 10 artificial intelligence jobs and almost 9 in 10 senior leadership positions shaping the technology, according to a new...
UN panel calls for stronger safeguards as AI agents...
The world's first scientific body on Artificial Intelligence called on Monday for AI safeguards to be adapted as current firewalls are “unravelling”.
The UN-backed Independent International Scientific...
Who Gets to Shape AI’s Future?
Joint UNESCO-ITU Statement: Trust in artificial intelligence will depend on whether countries and communities can have a meaningful say in its development and use,...
Who should set the rules for AI? The UN...
Artificial intelligence (AI) is advancing rapidly, raising questions about how societies and governments can capture its benefits while managing risks that often extend beyond...
Türk calls for urgent, meaningful action to tackle unprecedented...
(Geneva) UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on Monday called on States and the world’s ‘frontier’ artificial intelligence companies to act urgently to ensure...
Datacentres threaten electricity system resilience, warns UNECE, calling for...
The rapid expansion of data-intensive technologies such as hyperscale data centres, particularly artificial intelligence (AI) data centres, has significant implications for energy system reliability...
Progress on AI in health should be determined by...
Governance readiness, not speed of deployment, should be the measure of responsible progress on artificial intelligence (AI) in health systems, according to a new...
AI is changing the policy cycle. Are policymakers ready?
AI in policymaking: understanding its role across the policy cycle and how it can support better, more informed public policy.
Artificial intelligence has become part...
UN warns of growing risks facing children and youth...
Children and youth often bear the brunt of risks in today's information ecosystem and will be most directly affected by the technologies reshaping them,...