Creating a Global Standard for AI Ethics | UNESCO's Clare Stark | Artificial Intelligence Podcast

On this episode of the AI For All Podcast, Clare Stark, UN Coordination Officer at UNESCO, joins Ryan Chacon to discuss the prospect of a global standard for AI ethics. They talk about why AI ethics matters, who is responsible for ethical AI, whether government can keep up with AI innovation, ethical issues specific to generative AI, deepfakes and misinformation, whether governments can be trusted to regulate AI fairly, open source and emerging technology, and the future of AI. Clare Stark is a UN Coordination Officer in the Priority Africa and External Relations Sector at UNESCO, where she is responsible for enhancing UN system-wide coordination on emerging technologies, including on artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and neurotechnology and developing strategic partnerships with UN entities and the private and public sector. She co-chairs the High-Level Committee on Programmes Interagency Group on AI, bringing together 40 UN entities to strengthen the ethical development and deployment of AI to support the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. UNESCO is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. It contributes to peace and security by promoting international cooperation in education, sciences, culture, communication, and information. Discover more about ethics and AI at https://ai-forall.com More about UNESCO: https://www.unesco.org/en Connect with Clare: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clare-stark-44b1a4139/ (00:00) Intro (00:22) Clare Stark and UNESCO (00:37) UNESCO's global AI ethics recommendation (06:39) Why does AI ethics matter? (08:25) How do ethics differ between countries? (09:55) Who is responsible for enforcing ethics in AI? (12:23) Can government keep up with AI innovation? (15:06) Ethical issues specific to generative AI (18:51) Deepfakes and misinformation (21:39) Can government be trusted to regulate AI? (23:29) Open source AI and emerging technology (25:06) How will AI continue to progress? (26:26) Reconciling differing views on ethics (27:47) What should people look out for in AI? (28:49) Learn more about UNESCO SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/43dYQV9 Listen to the Podcast: https://bit.ly/45rewGf Join Our Newsletter: https://newsletter.ai-forall.com Follow Us on Social: https://linktr.ee/aiforallofficial