AI Literacy and Sustainable Development: An Ethical Governance and SDG Framework
Original title:Artificial Intelligence Literacy and Sustainable Development: An Ethical Governance and Development Goals Framework
Technical familiarity with artificial intelligence has outpaced public readiness for its ethical governance. Drawing on a survey of 300 professionals across various sectors, this study highlights a pronounced gap between tool adoption and institutional accountability. The authors introduce a six-level taxonomy of reasoning and ethics designed to align foundational literacy with the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals, arguing that responsible deployment relies less on feature awareness than on deliberate ethical judgment.
Why it's worth reading
It highlights the empirical gap between technical adoption and governance readiness, offering a six-level taxonomy to connect day-to-day AI literacy with institutional oversight.