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UNESCO asks governments to regulate generative AI in schools, with an age limit of 13

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Source: UNESCOAlso reported by UNESCO guidance page

UNESCO launched its Guidance for Generative AI in Education and Research on 7 September 2023 during Digital Learning Week in Paris. It sets out seven steps for governments, including data protection and privacy standards, a minimum age of 13 for AI tools in the classroom and teacher training. A UNESCO survey of more than 450 schools and universities had found that fewer than 10% had formal guidance on generative AI.

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Education ministries without their own rules got an international reference for age limits, data protection and teacher training on generative AI.

When
7 Sep 2023
ID
WTA-N-2023-0088
Who
UNESCO

Summary by wheresthe.ai, from UNESCO and the reporting credited above. Checked against the source on 9 Oct 2026.

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Source copy: download the page as saved on 18 Oct 2026 (PDF). Also held by the Internet Archive.

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WTA-N-2023-0088: “UNESCO asks governments to regulate generative AI in schools, with an age limit of 13.” wheresthe.ai, 7 Sep 2023. https://wheresthe.ai/d/intl-unesco-genai-education-guidance-2023-09/ (source: UNESCO).

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