The real AI question comes after the demonstration
A convincing answer on a screen is a starting point. Accountability begins with what people can challenge.
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The real AI question comes after the demonstration
A convincing answer on a screen is a starting point. Accountability begins with what people can challenge.
Ask who owns the decision
UNESCO’s Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence places human rights, transparency and human oversight at the centre of its approach. Those principles become concrete when an organisation can name the person…
Test the awkward example
An average performance score does not explain every use. Before relying on an AI tool, an organisation can test how it handles incomplete records, ambiguous language and questions outside its intended purpose.
Make limits visible
Readers should distinguish a tool that helps draft a document from a system that decides something about a person. Those uses involve different consequences and deserve different levels of scrutiny.
Go beyond the headline
Read the full Global Talks explainer for context, the complete argument and background sources.