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UNESCO AI Ethics Recommendation

UNESCO · Paris, FR · effective 2021 (194 member states)

The most widely-adopted global AI ethics instrument — proportionality, human oversight, fairness, sustainability, and a Readiness Assessment + Ethical Impact Assessment methodology.

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Who must comply
  • ▸194 UNESCO member states (policy)
  • ▸Public bodies applying its RAM/EIA tools
Penalties

None — a normative global baseline.

Key obligations
Ethical impact assessment
Assess AI against the 10 core principles.
Human oversight
Humans retain final responsibility.
Sustainability
Weigh environmental and societal impact.
Sectors in scope
GovernmentEducationCulturePublic services
Threats & cybersecurity it addresses
Global ethics fragmentationSustainability blind spots
Crosswalks — comply once, cover many
OECD AI Principles →Council of Europe AI Convention →EU AI Act →
CSOAI Layer 0 mapping

Charter Art. 1, 24, 36

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