COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE POLICIES OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Year 2025, Volume: 2 Issue: 1, 78 - 99, 30.06.2025

Tuğçe Bayram Topçu , Elvettin Akman

Abstract

This study addresses the governance dimension of artificial intelligence technologies at the international level. Comparatively, it examines the policy approaches of four important international organizations, namely the United Nations (UN), UNESCO, the European Union (EU) and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The multidimensional effects of artificial intelligence on the global level, such as human rights, ethical values, data security, economic growth and environmental sustainability, have made the need for international regulation in this area more visible. In this context, the visions, ethical principles and policy documents developed by international organizations are very important today. The study presents a systematic analysis by considering the general visions of the organizations, their basic policy documents, ethical principles and whether they contain legal bindings. In the analysis carried out with the qualitative research method, document scanning and thematic analysis techniques were used; how the organizations approached their human-centered, reliable and inclusive artificial intelligence visions was evaluated. As a result, it was determined that each organization developed different tools in line with its structure and mission, but they came together in a human-centered, inclusive and ethically based artificial intelligence understanding.

Keywords

Artificial Intelligence, International Organizations, Public Policy, Ethical Principles

ULUSLARARASI ÖRGÜTLERİN YAPAY ZEKA POLİTİKALARININ KARŞILAŞTIRMALI ANALİZİ

Abstract

Bu çalışma, yapay zekâ teknolojilerinin uluslararası düzeydeki yönetişim boyutunu ele almakta ve Birleşmiş Milletler (BM), UNESCO, Avrupa Birliği (AB) ve Ekonomik Kalkınma ve İşbirliği Örgütü (OECD) gibi dört önemli uluslararası örgütün politika yaklaşımlarını karşılaştırmalı olarak incelemektedir. Yapay zekânın küresel düzeyde insan hakları, etik değerler, veri güvenliği, ekonomik büyüme ve çevresel sürdürülebilirlik gibi çok boyutlu etkiler doğurması, bu alandaki uluslararası düzenleme ihtiyacını daha görünür kılmıştır. Bu doğrultuda günümüzde uluslararası örgütlerin geliştirdiği vizyonlar, etik ilkeler ve politika belgeleri büyük önem taşımaktadır. Çalışma, örgütlerin genel vizyonlarını, temel politika belgelerini, etik ilkelerini ve yasal bağlayıcılıklar içerip içermediğini dikkate alarak sistematik bir analiz sunmaktadır. Nitel araştırma yöntemiyle gerçekleştirilen analizde, belge tarama ve tematik analiz teknikleri kullanılmış; örgütlerin insan merkezli, güvenilir ve kapsayıcı yapay zekâ vizyonlarına nasıl yaklaştıkları değerlendirilmiştir. Sonuç olarak, her örgütün yapısı ve misyonu doğrultusunda farklı araçlar geliştirdiği, ancak insan merkezli, kapsayıcı ve etik temelli bir yapay zekâ anlayışında buluştukları tespit edilmiştir.

Keywords

Yapay Zeka, Uluslararası Örgütler, Kamu Politikası, Etik İlkeler

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