WHO guidance on ethics and governance of AI for health

Why it matters: It established one of the first detailed UN agency frameworks for governing AI in a high-risk sector.

The World Health Organization published Ethics and governance of artificial intelligence for health. The guidance sets out six principles: protecting human autonomy; promoting human well-being, safety and the public interest; ensuring transparency and explainability; fostering responsibility and accountability; ensuring inclusiveness and equity; and promoting responsive and sustainable . It provides recommendations for governments, developers, health providers, researchers and funders.

What this means for

Just curious / new to AI

It established one of the first detailed UN agency frameworks for governing AI in a high-risk sector.

Pick a role above and this becomes the reading for that desk: what it means, what to watch, and a line you can use.

Peace & Security

No Peace & Security reading was written for this one: it was judged to sit outside that desk. It established one of the first detailed UN agency frameworks for governing AI in a high-risk sector.

Development & Policy

No Development & Policy reading was written for this one: it was judged to sit outside that desk. It established one of the first detailed UN agency frameworks for governing AI in a high-risk sector.

Human Rights

No Human Rights reading was written for this one: it was judged to sit outside that desk. It established one of the first detailed UN agency frameworks for governing AI in a high-risk sector.

Data & Digital

No Data & Digital reading was written for this one: it was judged to sit outside that desk. It established one of the first detailed UN agency frameworks for governing AI in a high-risk sector.

Front Office

No Front Office reading was written for this one: it was judged to sit outside that desk. It established one of the first detailed UN agency frameworks for governing AI in a high-risk sector.

OPGA

No OPGA reading was written for this one: it was judged to sit outside that desk. It established one of the first detailed UN agency frameworks for governing AI in a high-risk sector.

Builders

No Builders reading was written for this one: it was judged to sit outside that desk. It established one of the first detailed UN agency frameworks for governing AI in a high-risk sector.

Permanent Missions

No Permanent Missions reading was written for this one: it was judged to sit outside that desk. It established one of the first detailed UN agency frameworks for governing AI in a high-risk sector.

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