Who: Gabriela Ramos, a current candidate for UNESCO Director General, is recognized as an international AI leader. She has led UNESCO’s international initiative on AI ethics since July 2020, establishing an international standard adopted by 194 countries (The Recommendation on the Ethics of AI). She launched a global comprehensive implementation program called Readiness Assessment Methodology, a macro level instrument that helps countries understand where they stand on the scale of preparedness to implement AI ethically; and she has supported the creation of frameworks for ethical governance of emerging technologies, such as neurotechnology, quantum computing and synthetic biology.
Topic: The importance of steering technological change
Quote: “We have the means and the tools to ensure emerging technologies work for us. We can and must steer the AI revolution and other technological changes to work for the good of humanity.”
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