Riyadh: The Fourth session of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Global Forum on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence (AI), hosted by Saudi Arabia until September 17, kicked off in Riyadh on Tuesday. The forum is organised by the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) in cooperation with UNESCO and the International Center for AI Research and Ethics (ICAIRE).
According to Bahrain News Agency, Dr. Abdullah Alghamdi welcomed the guests to the forum and commended the constructive cooperation between Saudi Arabia and UNESCO across various fields for the benefit of people worldwide, particularly in AI, a rapidly evolving sector driven by global technological advancements. The meeting featured substantive discussions among ministers and senior officials representing 60 countries on the opportunities and challenges presented by AI. Participants underscored the importance of strengthening international cooperation to ensure that the development, deployment, and use of AI contribute to human well-being, sustainable development, and the public good.
They also reaffirmed the importance of continuing to be guided by the UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence, adopted in 2021, as the global normative framework that provides a common foundation for the ethical, safe, inclusive, and sustainable development, deployment, and use of AI. €š¬…¡¬‚¬¦¡¬‚¬Å¡¬¦¡¬‚¬Å¡¬€¦¡¬¦¡¬‚¬Å¡¬€¦¡¬€š¬¦¡¬¦¡¬‚¬Å¡¬€¦¡¬€š¬¦¡¬€š¬…¡¬¦¡¬¦¡¬‚¬Å¡¬€¦¡¬€š¬¦¡¬€š¬…¡¬¦¡¬€š¬…¡¬‚¬¦¡¬¦¡¬¦¡¬‚¬Å¡¬€¦¡¬€š¬¦¡¬€š¬…¡¬¦¡¬€š¬…¡¬‚¬¦¡¬¦¡¬€š¬…¡¬‚¬¦¡¬‚¬Å¡¬¦¡¬¦¡¬¦¡¬¦sa Regn©r, UNESCO Deputy Director-General, welcomed the spirit of dialogue and cooperation that characterised the ministers' discussions and called on member states and all stakeholders to strengthen implementation of the UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence.
They emphasised the importance of supporting international cooperation to develop and deploy AI in an ethical, safe, and sustainable manner, while safeguarding cultural and linguistic diversity and respecting national priorities and contexts. They also stressed the importance of fostering dialogue and knowledge-sharing among diverse stakeholders to ensure broad access to the benefits of AI technologies, promoting responsible innovation, and addressing potential risks in ways that uphold human rights and dignity.