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title: "UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence (2021) — KYE Protocol™ coverage"
description: "UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence (2021) coverage by KYE Protocol™ — every requirement bijection-mapped to the KYE™ artefact that enforces it."
url: https://kyeprotocol.com/compliance/unesco-ai-ethics/
lang: en
source: "KYE Protocol"
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> UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence (2021) coverage by KYE Protocol™ — every requirement bijection-mapped to the KYE™ artefact that enforces it.

UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence (2021)

# UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence (2021) — 66% of in-scope requirements covered.

9 requirements · 8 in scope (3 enforced · 4 designed · 1 advisory) · 1 out-of-scope (outside KYE™’s authority layer). The 66% is weighted over the in-scope base.

**Source:** UNESCO — Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence, adopted by the 41st session of the UNESCO General Conference (23 November 2021), endorsed by all 193 member states; the first global normative instrument on AI ethics. KYE Protocol™ operationalises the AI-action authority + evidence boundary of the values & principles; it does NOT adjudicate the ethics of the outcome, nor cover the environmental-sustainability and education/public-awareness principles, which are customer-owned. Honest coverage (§70): a principle is mapped only where a cited KYE™ artefact backs it. · **License:** UNESCO — the Recommendation text is publicly available; KYE™ registry paraphrases each value/principle's intent and cites the official section for mapping purposes only.

## By category

| Category | Reqs | Enforced | Designed | Advisory | Deferred | Coverage |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Values — III.1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | **38%** |
| Principles — III.2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | **75%** |

## Every requirement → the KYE™ artefact that enforces it

| ID | Title | Status | KYE™ enforcement |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `unesco-ai-ethics.value.human-dignity-rights` | Respect, protection and promotion of human dignity, human rights and fundamental freedoms | designed | **rule\_packs**: `kye:rule-pack:action-admissibility` **engines**: `internal`, `internal` **constitution\_refs**: `constitution/12-PURPOSE-PERMISSION.md` |
| `unesco-ai-ethics.value.environment-ecosystem` | Flourishing of the environment and ecosystems | out-of-scope | _(no enforcement cited)_ |
| `unesco-ai-ethics.value.diversity-inclusiveness` | Ensuring diversity and inclusiveness | advisory | **rule\_packs**: `kye:rule-pack:action-admissibility` **constitution\_refs**: `constitution/12-PURPOSE-PERMISSION.md` |
| `unesco-ai-ethics.principle.human-oversight-determination` | Human oversight and determination — humans retain final responsibility | enforced | **audit\_events**: `kye.purpose.grant.v1` **engines**: `internal`, `internal` **governedui\_modules**: `kye.governedui.module.action_approval.v1`, `kye.governedui.module.approval_queue.v1` **constitution\_refs**: `constitution/36-GOVERNEDUI.md` |
| `unesco-ai-ethics.principle.transparency-explainability` | Transparency and explainability of AI decisions | enforced | **audit\_events**: `kye.evidence.decision_map.v1`, `kye.evidence.pack.v1` **engines**: `internal` **constitution\_refs**: `constitution/13-RESILIENCE-LOOP.md` |
| `unesco-ai-ethics.principle.responsibility-accountability` | Responsibility and accountability — auditable, attributable AI outcomes | enforced | **audit\_events**: `kye.evidence.pack.v1`, `kye.replay.context_seal.v1` **engines**: `internal` **constitution\_refs**: `constitution/21-DELEGATED-AUDITABILITY.md` |
| `unesco-ai-ethics.principle.privacy-data-protection` | Right to privacy and data protection | designed | **rule\_packs**: `kye:rule-pack:data-governance-base` **audit\_events**: `kye.purpose.grant.v1` **constitution\_refs**: `constitution/31-DATA-GOVERNANCE-PACK.md` |
| `unesco-ai-ethics.principle.fairness-non-discrimination` | Fairness and non-discrimination | designed | **rule\_packs**: `kye:rule-pack:action-admissibility` **audit\_events**: `kye.evidence.decision_map.v1` **constitution\_refs**: `constitution/21-DELEGATED-AUDITABILITY.md` |
| `unesco-ai-ethics.principle.safety-security` | Safety and security across the AI lifecycle | designed | **rule\_packs**: `kye:rule-pack:action-admissibility` **constitution\_refs**: `constitution/25-EDGE-GOVERNANCE.md` |

Canonical KYE™ surfaces referenced on this page: [KYE Protocol™](https://kyeprotocol.com/).