"This year’s Human Development Report examines what distinguishes this new era of AI from previous digital transformations and what those differences could mean for human development (chapter 1), including how AI can enhance or subvert human agency (chapter 2). People are already interacting with
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AI in different ways at different stages of life, in effect scoping out possibilities good and bad and underscoring how context and choices can make all the difference (chapter 3). Human agency is the price when people buy into AI hype, which can exacerbate exclusion (chapter 4) and harm sustainability. And, of course, who produces AI and for what matter a lot for everyone (chapter 5). Letting people take the reins makes good sense, because they expect AI to be a growing part of their lives. A global survey for this Report found that, at all levels of the Human Development Index (HDI), AI use is already substantial (for about 20 percent of respondents) and is expected to shoot up fast. About two-thirds of respondents in low, medium and high HDI countries expect to use AI in education, health and work—the
three HDI dimensions—within one year." (Overview, pages 3-4)
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"AI tools Radar is designed to map and showcase innovative and impactful AI tools from around the world, with a particular focus on applications in the public sector, media, and judiciary. This platform is a global initiative born out of a collaboration between UNESCO and the International Research
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Centre on Artificial Intelligence (IRCAI). Our mission is to drive transparency, efficiency, and ethics in AI deployment, empowering the public sector, the media and the judiciary with the tools needed to navigate an increasingly digital world. Sourced from leading organizations and experts in the field of AI, the AI tools curated are categorized according to the most common day-to-day operations and needs of organizations and professionals in these three sectors. But our ambition doesn’t stop there. AI Tools Radar is set to expand its scope to include AI tools from other sectors, industries, and research domains, creating the most comprehensive repository of AI applications available." (https://radar.ircai.org/en/about)
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"To foster a multifaceted perspective on AI ethics, a pluriversal approach needs to be employed. This two-day workshop “AI Ethics from the Majority World: Reconstructing the Global Debate Through Decolonial Lenses” offers a forum to discuss alternatives to the status quo of AI ethics. Hosted by
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the University of Bonn’s Institute for Sciences and Ethics, the workshop aims to advance a reconstruction of the proliferated perspectives of AI ethics, dominantly shaped by ethical standards from historically hegemonic groups in the Minority World, by examining the plural decolonial schools of thought that challenge the positions that have shaped AI development worldwide." (Introduction)
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"As global stakeholders from governments, international organizations, the private sector, academia, and civil society, we convene in Hamburg to shape a human-centric, human-rights-based, inclusive, open, sustainable, and responsible AI future. We commit to advancing AI for the SDGs, aligning with o
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ngoing international efforts. A responsible AI future must be built on equal and meaningful participation, with actions to ensure that all stakeholders, especially those from emerging markets, developing economies, and vulnerable groups, have fair and equitable access to, as well as ownership of, computing, data, investment, and resources for capacity and talent development. AI’s benefits must not remain concentrated among a privileged few. We are committed to bridging digital divides and empowering all nations and communities to co-create and leverage AI solutions and evaluations that serve people and the planet. To achieve this, we call for leveraging AI responsibly, inclusively, and sustainably, aligned with the five pillars of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: people, planet, prosperity, peace, and partnerships." (A Joint Vision)
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"The Spinoza project aims to develop an open-source AI tool that ensures the integrity, traceability, and ownership of its data. It is co-designed with journalists and publishers and its first prototype focuses on climate change issues. The initial concept was launched by Reporters Without Borders (
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RSF), and its execution was made possible by its partner, the French press alliance l’Alliance pour la presse d’information générale (l’Alliance), which represents nearly 300 political and general news outlets in France — 120 of which participated in this experiment, sharing their reflections on how media outlets can engage with AI. Spinoza was developed through frequent professional workshops, bringing together diverse profiles from both the news media and data science sectors. Publishers, digital media managers, editorial directors, editors-in-chief, and journalists from l’Alliance-affiliated media collaborated with project managers, UX designers, and data scientists from the project’s technical partner, Ekimetrics." (Background, page 4)
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"Integrating AI learning objectives into official school curricula is crucial for students globally to engage safely and meaningfully with AI. The UNESCO AI competency framework for students aims to help educators in this integration, outlining 12 competencies across four dimensions: Human-centred m
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indset, Ethics of AI, AI techniques and applications, and AI system design. These competencies span three progression levels: Understand, Apply, and Create. The framework details curricular goals and domain-specific pedagogical methodologies. Grounded in a vision of students as AI co-creators and responsible citizens, the framework emphasizes critical judgement of AI solutions, awareness of citizenship responsibilities in the era of AI, foundational AI knowledge for lifelong learning, and inclusive, sustainable AI design." (Short summary)
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"This report is intended to provide a broad review of the use and emerging governance of AI technology in Southern Africa. It aims at initiating public discussions and policy dialogue not only on the technological implications of the use of AI, but also on the social, political, and ethical signific
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ance and consequences of it. Through this report, UNESCO’s objective is also to provide the evidence that AI technologies are already being used in many domains and sectors in Southern Africa, thus countering the narrative that the ethics of AI is still premature to be discussed and taken seriously by the local actors in the region. The analysis comprises four parts that, read together, present a review of key policies, use cases, risks and opportunities for the design, development, governance and usage of responsible AI in the region. These are: (i) AI Regulatory and Policy Mapping; (ii) Analysis of Artificial Intelligence Applications; (iii) Ethical Risk of AI Use (derived from the findings in the policy mapping and use case analysis); and (iv) Key Opportunities and Recommendations." (Introduction)
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"The next wave of disruptive technology has arrived; it is the Age of Automation. The defining technologies for this new era include robots, chatbots, artificial intelligence, machine learning, conversational interfaces, cyborgs, and other smart devices. These technologies are increasingly becoming
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the interface between organisations and humans. The risks and benefits for civil society organisations boils down to automation versus augmentation. Automation is where robots and algorithms take over and destroy humanity. Augmentation is more optimistic and suggests that artificial intelligence (A.I.) will help civil society organisations amplify their work to better serve stakeholders and solve significant social change problems. Civil society organisations should not view these technologies as a smackdown between flesh and code, but as a partnership to better address development needs. Civil society can play a key role in addressing the risks posed by A.I., especially for marginalized people and communities who will feel the brunt of any negative impact. However, to reap the benefits for civil society, design and implementation must have a human-centered orientation, scale beyond the innovation or data units to entire enterprise and maintain the highest ethical standards to avoid devastating unintended consequences." (Abstract)
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