LG Partners with UNESCO to Collaborate on AI Ethics Implementation

Exploring AI Ethics Governance Models

On the 24th, LG AI Research Institute signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for cooperation to implement and spread artificial intelligence (AI) ethics with UNESCO at LG Science Park in Magok, Gangseo-gu, Seoul. This is the first time UNESCO has partnered with a domestic company to implement AI ethics.

The signing ceremony was attended by Kim Soo-hyun, Director of UNESCO Asia-Pacific Regional Bureau, Bae Kyung-hoon, Head of LG AI Research Institute, Kim Yoo-chul, Division Head, Kim Myung-shin, Chief of AI Ethics Policy, and other LG AI Research Institute officials. Through this agreement, LG AI Research Institute and UNESCO have agreed to join forces to enhance understanding and awareness of AI ethics.

On the 24th, LG AI Research Institute and UNESCO signed an AI ethics implementation partnership at LG Science Park in Magok, Gangseo-gu, Seoul. The photo shows Baek Gyeong-hoon, head of LG AI Research Institute (left), and Kim Soo-hyun, director of UNESCO Asia-Pacific Regional Office, taking a commemorative photo at the partnership signing ceremony. Photo by LG Corporation

UNESCO is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that promotes cooperation among countries through the dissemination and exchange of science, education, and culture. To ensure the ethical technological development and implementation of AI, in 2021, all 193 member states unanimously adopted the first international standard, the "Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence." This recommendation includes ethical guidelines based on fundamental principles such as transparency and fairness to guarantee human rights and dignity.

Last year, LG AI Research Institute also announced its AI ethics principles and established the "AI Ethics Check Task Force (TF)" to implement them, as well as the "AI Ethics Working Group," a consultative body involving LG affiliates, demonstrating its commitment to developing 'trustworthy AI that goes beyond technology to make customers' lives more valuable.'

Going forward, LG AI Research Institute and UNESCO will jointly explore governance models that ensure AI ethics impact assessments and guarantee data privacy and security. They plan to collaborate in advancing AI technology that contributes to both humanity and sustainable development. They will also develop open online courses (MOOCs) and AI ethics educational materials, supporting capacity building in both the private and public sectors. Furthermore, they will co-host international AI ethics activities such as events and forums that UNESCO plans to hold to raise awareness of the AI ethics recommendation.

Bae Kyung-hoon, Head of LG AI Research Institute, said, "The partnership with UNESCO, which leads global AI ethics policies and discourse, and our institute’s vision of 'AI for a better life' is meaningful in itself," adding, "We hope to create synergy that contributes to the development of comprehensive and trustworthy AI within a globally shared framework of trust."

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