CHRIS STOKEL-WALKER, Fast Company; Act now on AI before it’s too late, says UNESCO’s AI lead
"Starting today, delegates are gathering in Slovenia at the second Global Forum on the Ethics of AI, organized by UNESCO, the United Nations’ educational, scientific, and cultural arm. The meeting is aimed at broadening the conversation around AI risks and the need to consider AI’s impacts beyond those discussed by first-world countries and business leaders.
Ahead of the conference, Gabriela Ramos, assistant director-general for social and human sciences at UNESCO, spoke with Fast Company...
Countries want to learn from each other. Ethics have become very important. Now there’s not a single conversation I go to that is not at some point referring to ethics—which was not the case one year ago...
Tech companies have previously said they can regulate themselves. Do you think they can with AI?
Let me just ask you something: Which sector has been regulating itself in life? Give me a break."
