UN / COSTA RICA ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Costa Rica will be the first in Central America to have a National Artificial Intelligence Strategy “done in partnership with our team on the ground,” a UN spokesperson said. UNIFEED

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:16
• Production Date: 2 March 2023
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: STEPHANE DUJARRIC
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION - UNESCO
• Subject Topical: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
• Geographic Subject: COSTA RICA
• MAMS Id: 3016155
• Parent Id: 3016155
• Alternate Title: unifeed230302f

Description

STORY: UN / COSTA RICA ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
TRT: 01:16
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 02 MARCH 2023, NEW YORK CITY / RECENT

Shotlist

RECENT – NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters

02 MARCH 2023, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, press briefing room
3.SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Our colleagues in Costa Rica, led by Resident Coordinator Allegra Baiocchi, announced this week that the country will be the first in Central America to have a National Artificial Intelligence Strategy, done in partnership with our team on the ground. The Government has reached an agreement with UNESCO to develop this strategy with an ethical approach to artificial intelligence, promoting innovation that fosters sustainable development and human rights.”
4. Close up, journalist asking question
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The team continues to support the country’s efforts to combat hate speech through artificial intelligence, a partnership that led Costa Rica to launch the region’s first National Plan to Combat Hate Speech. As part of their joint work, and also using A.I., the team launched three major investigations on hate speech, discrimination against women, and xenophobia, working with civil society, the private sector, and authorities to help identify trends.”
6. Med shot, journalists
7. Wide shot, briefing room

Storyline

Costa Rica will be the first in Central America to have a National Artificial Intelligence Strategy “done in partnership with our team on the ground,” a UN spokesperson said.

Briefing journalists today (02 Mar) in New York, Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said, “The Government has reached an agreement with UNESCO to develop this strategy with an ethical approach to artificial intelligence, promoting innovation that fosters sustainable development and human rights.”

Dujarric added, “The team continues to support the country’s efforts to combat hate speech through artificial intelligence, a partnership that led Costa Rica to launch the region’s first National Plan to Combat Hate Speech.”

The Spokesperson continued, “As part of their joint work, and also using A.I., the team launched three major investigations on hate speech, discrimination against women, and xenophobia, working with civil society, the private sector, and authorities to help identify trends.”