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In line with the decisionof UNESCO’sGeneral Conference at its 40thsession(40 C/Resolution 37),the Director-General constituted the Ad Hoc Expert Group (AHEG)for the preparation of a draft text of a recommendationon the ethicsof artificial intelligencein March2020.Adapting to the challenging situation posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the AHEG worked virtually from the end of March until beginning of May 2020, and produced the first versionof a draft text of the Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence contained in this document.It is underlined that this first version of a draft text will continue to be revised by the AHEG until beginning of September 2020, taking into account the feedback received during the multi-stakeholder consultation process to be held from June to July 2020.This document does not claim to be exhaustive and does not necessarily represent the views of the Member States of UNESCO.

The UNESCO Member States established the World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology (COMEST) in 1998.The present volume provides, f irst of all, information on nanotechnology: What is the state of the art in S&T? It also elaborates and analyses the ethical issues related to nanotechnologies. Finally, it addresses policy issues. COMEST is developing policy advice on the ethics of nanotechnology with recommendations for international action by UNESCO. This book is therefore a starting point for further exploration of ethical issues. It is also intended to stimulate interdisciplinary dialogue not only between scientists and ethicists but also with policy-makers, the general public and special interest grou.