Defending Human Rights in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Course author
UNESCO
UNESCO is working to harness AI for sustainable development across education, the sciences, culture, communication and information, leading reflections around pressing concerns related to the rapid development of AI, from a Human Rights and ethics perspective in line with its global mandate.
Course overview
From algorithms that are designed and used to shape our social media news feeds, to those profiling users and curating the information they receive, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is impacting human rights worldwide. There is an urgent need to inform and educate people on how their rights are affected by AI and empower them with tools to guard their rights. With that context, welcome to a new micro-learning course jointly developed by UNESCO and UNITAR on AI and Human Rights. This course breaks down complex concepts about AI for youth . Through activities built around our daily technology interactions, there is a strong focus on how freedom of expression, the right to privacy and the right to equality are impacted using AI. Happy learning! This course is available in 20+ languages and you can find them by typing Unesco into the search bar.
The full course includes
- Introduction
- Freedom of Expression | Part 1
- Freedom of Expression | Scenarios
- Right to Privacy | Part 1
- Right to Privacy | Part 2
- Right to Privacy | Scenarios
- Right to Equality
- Right to Equality | Scenarios
- Summary and Conclusion