Elon University

Higher education’s essential role in preparing humanity for the artificial intelligence revolution

A statement issued by a diverse group of educators and scholars at the 18th annual United Nations lnternet Governance Forum, October 2023, Kyoto, Japan

About this statement

Development of this statement was coordinated by Elon University through its Imagining the Internet Center. For additional information about this initiative, contact:

Daniel J. Anderson
Special Assistant to the President
Elon University
Elon, North Carolina (USA)
andersd@elon.edu

Statement references

U.S. Department of Education Office of Educational Technology: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Teaching and Learning (2023)

World Economic Forum: Here are 3 ways higher education can prepare for the generative AI revolution (Aoun, 2023)

Montevideo Declaration on Artificial Intelligence (2023)

Future of Life Institute: Pause Giant AI Experiments: An Open Letter (2023)

Center for AI Safety: Statement on AI Risk (2023)

European University Association: Artificial intelligence tools and their responsible use in higher education learning and teaching (2023)

Australian Government Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA): Higher education good practice hub: Artificial intelligence (2023)

UNESCO: State of the education report for India, 2022: artificial intelligence here, there, everywhere

The Coalition for Independent Technology Research (2022)

UNESCO Education Sector: AI and education: Guidance for policy-makers (2021)

UNESCO’s Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence (2021)

The Innovative University: Renewing the role of universities in the digital innovation and artificial intelligence ecosystem (2020)

UNESCO: Beijing Consensus on Artificial Intelligence and Education (2019)

China Ministry of Education: Center for Security and Emerging Technology’s Artificial Intelligence Innovation Action Plan for Institutions of Higher Education (2018)

United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)