UNESCO calls on governments and tech companies to implement its Recommendation on the Ethics of AI to guide these new technologies ethically. The organization also urges tech companies to work closely with the Jewish community, Holocaust survivors, educators, and experts when developing new AI tools. Furthermore, UNESCO appeals to education systems to equip young people with digital literacy and critical thinking skills to safeguard the facts of the Holocaust.
Key takeaways:
- UNESCO warns about the irresponsible use of AI in distorting Holocaust facts, leading to the spread of antisemitism and a diminished understanding of the event's causes and consequences. They urge the implementation of UNESCO’s Recommendation on the Ethics of AI to ensure younger generations are educated with facts, not fabrications.
- Generative AI, often trained using internet data, can absorb and amplify societal biases, potentially misrepresenting information about specific events like the Holocaust. The report notes that AI tools may be trained on data from Holocaust denial websites, leading to distorted Holocaust-related content.
- Generative AI models can invent or “hallucinate” events when they do not have access to sufficient data. This has led to the creation of entirely fabricated Holocaust-related events and narratives, undermining established facts and trust in experts.
- UNESCO calls on governments and tech companies to implement its ethical principles, ensuring fairness, transparency, human rights, and due diligence are built into AI applications at the design stage. They also appeal to education systems to equip young people with digital literacy and critical thinking skills, as well as a sound understanding of the Holocaust history.