A sustainable approach to the ethics and governance of AI

In November 2021, delegates at the UNESCO General Conference in Paris achieved something rare in international affairs. All 193 member states agreed on a single text describing how artificial intelligence should be designed, used and regulated. The Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence became the first global normative framework on the subject.

Nearly five years later, AI tools have entered classrooms, hospitals, courtrooms and Government offices at a pace few predicted. Chatbots draft legal notices.