UNESCO Can Be 'Moderator' in AI Debate: Chief to AFP
UNESCO chief says the agency can help guide AI ethics as concerns grow over privacy, democracy and concentrated tech power.
- On Friday next week, UNESCO chief Khaled el-Enany will welcome Pope Leo XIV to Paris to discuss international governance, positioning the agency as a global moderator for artificial intelligence.
- UNESCO has long been concerned with regulating artificial intelligence, issuing the "Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence" in 2021 as the AI debate surged in recent weeks.
- Pope Leo, the first U.S. pope, published the encyclical "Magnifica Humanitas" in May, calling to "disarm" AI to "prevent it from dominating humanity" and warning it "must be governed."
- President Donald Trump recently withdrew the United States from UNESCO, alleging bias against Israel and "divisive" causes, reversing the 2023 move by President Joe Biden to rejoin the organization.
- Enany called the pontiff an "indispensable partner" in this industrial revolution, stating the upcoming four-day visit in France will launch a "solid partnership to strengthen and protect human dignity.
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Unesco can play a "moderative" role in the global debate on AI, told AFP its director general, Khaled El-Enany, a week before receiving Pope Leo XIV, a "must-have partner" with strong positions on the subject.
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Paris – UNESCO chief Khaled el-Enany has proposed in an interview with AFP that the UN culture and education agency become a facilitator in the worldwide wrangling on the risks of artificial intelligence. “I believe we are uniquely positioned to make UNESCO a true moderator in this global debate,” he said as he prepared to welcome Pope Leo XIV, a key advocate for international AI governance, in Paris next week. The UN educational, scientific and…
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UNESCO can be 'moderator' in AI debate: chief to AFP
"I believe we are uniquely positioned to make UNESCO a true moderator in this global debate," he said as he prepared to welcome Pope Leo XIV, a key advocate for international AI governance, in Paris next week. The UN educational, scientific and cultural organisation has long stressed that its remit covers more than heritage, looking to advance in areas ranging from access to education to the ethical use of artificial intelligence. The debate ove…
Unesco stands as a key mediator in the debate on artificial intelligence, receiving the U.S.-Peruvian pontiff to strengthen alliances.The Pope's visit to Paris seeks to strengthen multilateral cooperation in a context of digital transformations and global challenges.
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