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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AI explained: Why the world needs to act now
Artificial intelligence (AI) is moving faster than governments can keep up.
Just a few years ago, it could answer questions or generate text. Today, it...
AI is already rewriting reality for billions of people. It is getting women wrong.
A study of 133 AI systems found that 44 per cent demonstrated gender bias and 26 per cent demonstrated both gender and racial bias. Yet...
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UN Scientists: AI Is Threatening Natural Resources for Billions
By 2030, AI's water use will match the needs of 1.3 billion people while its power use triples that of 650 million, UN University...
Artificial intelligence: What are deepfakes?
Artificial intelligence is transforming societies at an unprecedented speed, bringing both new opportunities and new risks. Among the most concerning developments is the rise of deepfake technology; highly...
Can Deep Learning Predict War, and Should It?
The future of conflict prediction relies on combining technical ability, institutional governance and ethical responsibility.
Author: Tshilidzi Marwala
For centuries, war has been seen as the...
Artificial intelligence is reshaping health systems: state of readiness...
WHO/Europe has released a new report assessing the rapidly evolving use of artificial intelligence (AI) in health care across the 27 European Union (EU)...
UN AI panel begins work on global impact study
The UN’s Independent International Scientific Panel on AI – the first global body of its kind – is gearing up for its inaugural in-person...
Protecting children in the age of AI
Sonia Livingstone is an international expert on children’s rights in digital contexts, and one of the 40 members selected by the United Nations for...
Belgian philosopher: “AI should benefit democracy”
Belgian philosopher Mark Coeckelbergh (*), specialised in media and technologies, is one of the 40 experts named by the United Nations to form an...
General Assembly Appoints Artificial Intelligence Panel
On 12 February, the General Assembly today appointed 40 members recommended by the Secretary-General to the Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence (AI), following a request...
‘Deepfake abuse is abuse’
Statement by UNICEF on AI-generated sexualised images of children
“UNICEF is increasingly alarmed by reports of a rapid rise in the volume of AI-generated sexualised...