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- Vol 2 RE: Chapters 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, App E
- Vol 6 RE: Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, App C, App D, App E
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generative artificial intelligencehuman-centred governancedata privacyai literacyalgorithmic accountabilityassessment redesigncritical evaluationReport Evidence summaryAt a glance
UNESCO’s guidance offers a human-centred framework for governing generative AI in education and research. It explains how foundation models produce outputs, surveys emerging uses and risks, and cautions that rapid commercial deployment has outpaced regulation, institutional readiness, and evidence about educational benefit.
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The report prioritises data privacy, age-appropriate use, human agency, inclusion, cultural and linguistic diversity, transparency, accountability, and validation of systems for their intended contexts. It recommends that governments develop coordinated regulation and public capacity, while institutions protect personal data, examine providers and models, define ethical and pedagogical standards, and build staff and learner AI literacy. Proposed uses—such as supporting inquiry, co-design, tutoring, language learning, or research—should be tested rather than assumed effective, with teachers and researchers retaining responsibility for judgement. Assessment and curriculum may need redesign to value higher-order thinking and critical evaluation of generated material.
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The central message is that GenAI is not itself a solution to educational problems: adoption should serve human capabilities and collective purposes, remain contestable, and be continuously monitored for harms and unequal effects.
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