About the event
联合国教育、科学及文化组织（联合国教科文组织）将于 2026 年 9 月 14 日至 17 日在利雅得丽思卡尔顿酒店举办第四届联合国教科文组织人工智能伦理全球论坛，由沙特阿拉伯王国承办、沙特数据与人工智能管理局（SDAIA）代表，并与国际人工智能研究与伦理中心（ICAIRE）合作举行，主题为“变革全球合作，推动人工智能伦理治理”。这是阿拉伯国家首次承办本论坛。
论坛旨在分享人工智能伦理领域的国际经验与实践，搭建支持决策者的高级别多边对话平台，推动采纳落实人工智能伦理原则的务实方案，并支持各国制定人工智能政策、建设机构能力。论坛面向各国部长与高级官员、联合国教科文组织会员国、国际组织以及人工智能领域专家；主办方已向 194 个会员国发出邀请，预计将有 1,200 名参会者出席 30 余场会议，逾 100 位讲者发言。
9 月 14 日为仅限受邀者参加的筹备日，安排联合国教科文组织《人工智能伦理问题建议书》实施网络的平行工作会议与专家研讨会，并为部长级参会者举行闭门科学简报及关于国际合作的部长级对话。9 月 15 日至 17 日为公开议程，包括七场高级别部长对话与全体会议、21 场专家论坛，以及由 ICAIRE 与 SDAIA 主办的两场配套活动。论坛期间将发布就绪度评估方法 2.0 版（RAM 2.0）及其汇总分析，并推出人工智能环境与生态系统工具包；最后一天在联合国教科文组织人工智能语言多样性联盟框架下的一场会议，将专门讨论阿拉伯语及其在知识传播与文化交流中的作用。注册通过官方平台免费开放，分为公众参会与媒体两条通道，能否出席以收到确认函为准；论坛全程通过官方网站直播。
议程
15- Preparatory Day — by invitation onlyParallel working meetings of the UNESCO stakeholder networks implementing the Recommendation on the Ethics of AI, expert workshops and working meetings of global and regional UN coordination mechanisms, a private strategic scientific briefing for ministerial participants, and a closed-door ministerial dialogue on international cooperation.
- 09:30–10:15Opening Ceremony
- 10:15–12:00AI, Multilateralism and DiplomacyA high-level dialogue on whether multilateral pathways can close the fragmentation in AI governance, connecting global standard-setting with practical implementation under the UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of AI.
- 13:30–15:15Five Years of the Recommendation: Where We Are, Where We Go NextA stock-take of what has been achieved since the Recommendation was adopted in 2021, including the Readiness Assessment Methodology (RAM) and the institutional, technical, financial and political considerations Member States have faced.
- 15:30–17:00Financing Ethical AI Governance for the PeopleHow ethical governance systems are funded to move from readiness to implementation, covering regulatory capacity, public-sector readiness and the sustainability of participation.
- 09:30–10:45A New Phase of AI Readiness: Evidence from RAM and the Road AheadFindings from more than 50 completed Readiness Assessments and over 25 more under way, with the launch of the RAM meta-analysis and RAM 2.0, and how policy follow-through can be measured.
- 11:00–12:15Parallel: Institutional Capacity · Humanitarian AI · Youth Mental HealthThree parallel sessions: building institutional AI capacity in public administrations, the ethics of AI use in humanitarian contexts, and the impact of AI on youth mental health and digital well-being.
- 13:45–15:00Parallel: Environment & Energy · Gender Lens · Synthetic BiologyThe environmental footprint of AI systems with the launch of the AI Environment and Ecosystems Toolkit, gender-responsive AI governance through the Women4Ethics of AI Network, and the convergence of AI with synthetic biology.
- 15:15–16:15Parallel: International Supervision · HealthCross-border cooperation between AI supervisory authorities through a Global Network of AI Supervisory Authorities (GNAIS) session, and the ethics and governance of AI across four health domains in a World Health Organization session.
- 16:15–17:15Parallel: Implementation Networks · Business Council · Social InequalitiesHow UNESCO Category 2 centres and partner institutions turn the Recommendation into practice, human-machine relationships in the design of AI-enabled workflows under the UNESCO Business Council for Ethics of AI, and who bears the social costs of the AI revolution.
- 09:30–10:45Sciences · Access to Justice · Arabic Language in AIA session under the UNESCO Coalition for Linguistic Diversity in AI devotes a dedicated segment to the Arabic language and its role in the diffusion of knowledge and cultural exchange, alongside AI in scientific research and access to justice.
- 11:00–12:15Neural Data & Mental Privacy · Education · MuseumsGovernance of neurotechnology under the 2025 UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of Neurotechnology, the future of education as a public purpose, and findings from the UNESCO-ICOM survey on AI use in museums.
- 13:45–15:00Future of Cultural Work · CSO Network · Physical AIThe transformation of cultural work by AI, the launch of the Global Civil Society Organizations and Academic Network on AI Ethics and Policy, and the ethical implications of AI systems operating in physical environments.
- 15:15–16:45AI for the People: Towards a Shared FutureA closing high-level dialogue on AI at the intersection of shared global challenges: climate resilience, health, food security, inequality, crisis response and social protection.
- 16:45–17:15Closing Session
The venue
24.67N 46.63E
利雅得丽思卡尔顿酒店