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OECD sets new voluntary ethical standards for artificial intelligence

IBM, which helped develop the standards, said they offer policy guidance for governments and stakeholders worldwide.

Portrait of a humanoid robot at Saint Romain au Mont d'Or in Lyon, France.
Portrait of a humanoid robot at Saint Romain au Mont d'Or in Lyon, France. (AN/Thierry Ehrmann)

PARIS (AN) — The world's first international, non-binding standards for artificial intelligence were approved by 42 nations as part of an effort to guide the ethical development of our increasingly mechanized world.

The standards adopted on Wednesday were part of a policy recommendation at a ministerial-level meeting of the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's 36 mostly wealthy and industrialized member nations.

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