Advisor on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence, with a focus on private sector

The private sector played a very important role in the construction of the Recommendation and actively participated in global and regional consultation spaces. Given for UNESCO it is also strategic to work with global companies from different sectors worldwide that develop or use AI, UNESCO has created a business council of Ethical AI. This post will coordinate this network as a unique space for the exchange of experiences and practices, to strengthen technical capacities in ethics and AI, to participate in the design and implementation of the ethical impact assessment framework provided for in the Recommendation, and to promote the development of ethical AI that respects human rights. The post holder will support the elaboration of materials, documents, analysis, and support the ADG on all the aspects of the implementation agenda of the Ethics of AI.

Scope Of The Work:

Under the authority of the Assistant Director-General for the Social and Human Sciences (SHS), under the technical guidance of the Deputy Assistant Director-General for SHS, the Director of Montevideo Office,  the Programme Specialist SHS/REI/BIO in Paris and the Regional Specialist for SHS in Montevideo Office, the selected consultant will support the effective implementation of the UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) countries, with both governments (national and local) and leading private companies based on: