The United Nations and the Dutch government have jointly unveiled a plan to establish a framework for overseeing the ethical aspects of artificial intelligence (AI).

On October 5th, the Dutch Authority for Digital Infrastructure and UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) officially launched a project titled “Supervising AI by Competent Authorities.”

This initiative aims to compile data on how European nations regulate AI, CoinTelegraph reported.

Funding for this project is provided through the European Commission’s Technical Support Instrument (TSI), and the information gathered will lead to the formulation of a set of “best practice” recommendations.

Gabriela Ramos, the Assistant Director-General for Social and Human Science at UNESCO, emphasized that this conversation pertains not only to technology but to society as a whole.

In addition to identifying best practices, the knowledge gathered will contribute to the development of future training sessions, enhancing the “institutional capacity” to address AI-related issues.

It’s worth noting that UNESCO has already played a significant role in creating ethical guidelines for AI, which were adopted by all of its member states in November 2021.

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