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6 developments involving UNESCO in 4 countries and bodies. The most recent is Montevideo summit adopts a regional AI governance roadmap for Latin America, 4 Oct 2024.
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- Montevideo summit adopts a regional AI governance roadmap for Latin America
Latin American governments gained a standing body and a shared roadmap for AI rules, which national bills in Chile, Brazil and Peru can be measured against.
- UNESCO launches AI competency frameworks for school students and teachers
Education ministries writing AI curricula and teacher training got a reference framework from the UN’s education agency, with set competencies and levels.
- Chile sends a risk-based AI bill to Congress and updates its national AI policy
Developers and deployers in Chile faced a draft EU-style risk regime with prohibited uses and fines, making Chile one of the Latin American states with an executive-backed AI bill.
- Eight technology firms and groups sign UNESCO commitment on AI ethics at Slovenia forum
UNESCO’s ethics Recommendation was addressed to governments, and this commitment applied it to companies that build and sell AI systems.
- Latin American and Caribbean ministers adopt the Santiago Declaration on ethical AI
Governments across Latin America and the Caribbean set up a shared forum on AI policy, giving smaller states a channel to coordinate rules and capacity with larger neighbours.
- UNESCO asks governments to regulate generative AI in schools, with an age limit of 13
Education ministries without their own rules got an international reference for age limits, data protection and teacher training on generative AI.