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United Nations Activities on Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Project 22: AI Ethics Experts Without Borders (AIEB)

The AI Ethics Experts without Borders (AIEB) Network assists Member States in implementing
the UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of AI by providing on-demand support and
tailored policy advice and by contributing to UNESCO’s knowledge production to guide the UNESCO
implementation of the Recommendation. The key tools used by the experts are the Readiness
Assessment Methodology and the Ethics Impact Assessment. The AIEB Network represents
an expert facility featuring international pool of recognized experts (independent consultants,
academics and researchers, governmental officials and civil servants, experts working in private
sector, etc.) that have a relevant experience in designing or implementing policies to advance
ethical governance of AI, fostering collaboration, building capacities and competences, and
sharing knowledge and experience globally.

• Department/Division: Sector for Social and Human Sciences
• Project Type/Output: networks/event/research
• Project Status: ongoing
• Project Start Year: 2024
• Project End Year: open-ended
• Project updates: Project was launched at the Globl Forum on the Ethics of AI in February
2024.
• Project Domain: Education, Gender, Health, Human Rights, Justice, Telecommunications,
Artificial Intelligence, Ethical governance and stewardship; Data policy; Development
and international cooperation; Environment and ecosystems; Culture; Education and
research; Communication and information; Economy and labour; Health and social well-
being
• Related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): SDG 3 – Good Health and Well-being;
SDG 4 – Quality Education; SDG 5 – Gender Equality; SDG 8 – Decent Work and Economic
Growth; SDG 9 – Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure; SDG 10 – Reduced Inequality;
SDG 13 – Climate Action; SDG 16 – Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
• Partnership(s)/Collaborator(s):
o Government: 70+ Member States of the Group of Friends of the Recommendation
(an op-ended alliance of countries spearheading the implementation of the
Recommendation).
o Academia: Alan Turing Institute, IE University, London School of Economics, MIT,
Technical University of Munich, Harvard University, Singapore Management University,
University of Ghana, Universidad del Rossario, United Nations University, Chinese
Academy of Science.
• Links and Multimedia: https:// www .unesco .org/ ethics -ai/ en
• Contact information: Irakli Khodeli (i.khodeli@ unesco .org), ai -ethics@ unesco .org

Project 23: The Global AI Ethics and Governance Observatory

The Global AI Ethics and Governance Observatory is a collaborative and information-sharing
platform to increase understanding of the challenges and impact of AI and promote peer
learning. The Global AI Ethics and Governance Observatory will host the results of the analytical
work from all countries participating in the RAM exercise, together with the contributions from
experts from around the world. The aim of the Observatory is to provide a global resource for
policymakers, regulators, academics, the private sector and civil society to find solutions to the
most pressing challenges posed by Artificial Intelligence.

• Department/Division: Sector for Social and Human Sciences

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