Author: Audrey Azoulay
Publisher: United Nations Chronicle
Publication Year: 2018
Summary: The following resource focuses on how ethical issues surrounding the use of AI in society have become more prevalent due to the improvements in technology. Technology is transforming lives, but at what cost? The infringements of human rights (privacy and data confidentiality) are some of the costs that could arise with AI. How do we ensure that AI does good for society? We need to distinguish between the long-term implications of AI for our communities and its short-term effects on our society, the repercussions we are already seeing. To accomplish this, we must work together to create a vision and a tactical plan of action. UNESCO, a branch of the United Nations, “is performing its role to the fullest, informing the global debate on the major transformations of our time while establishing principles to ensure that technological advances are used to serve the common good. The promise of AI and its underlying ethical issues are fascinating, and our responses to these challenges will transform the world as we know it.”