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: orbital data centres, a new space race
Is this the ‘second digital age’? A revolution that will take artificial intelligence (AI) to new heights?
In any case, a new space race has...
The World Can’t Afford to Get AI Wrong
AI promises a more productive world, but we must manage risks in the transition.
Kristalina Georgieva
AI is here, and already having a profound impact on...
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The Future of AI Is Everyone’s Responsibility
Our task is to ensure AI becomes more accountable, more sustainable and more just.
Author Tshilidzi Marwala
In Onna Village, on Okinawa’s western coast, volunteers with...
“Less noise, more knowledge”: Artificial intelligence and the future...
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...
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk
At
Event during the 81st session of the UN General Assembly, New York
Today’s children are the first...
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,...
UNESCO- ICOM Global Survey finds museums embracing AI, but...
Findings of the first UNESCO– International Council of Museums (ICOM) Global Survey on the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Museums.
Findings of the first...
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...