After five long years of absence, the United States formally rejoined the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Friday, June 30. The US claims it needs a place back at the table, where China has had plenty of time to exert its influence on some of the most hot-button issues of our time, including education and the future of artificial intelligence (AI).
This article originally appeared on June 15. It was republished and updated on Friday June 30, on the occasion of Unesco's special general conference on the reintegration of the United States into the organisation.
