Two models of AI oversight – and how things could go deeply wrong

Two models of AI oversight – and how things could go deeply wrong Gary Marcus writes on his blog: The Senate hearing that I participated in a few weeks ago was in many ways the highlight of my career. I was thrilled by what I saw of the Senate that day: genuine interest, and genuine humility. […]

What should the regulation of generative AI look like?

What should the regulation of generative AI look like? This commentary published in Brookings, and co-authored by Nicol Turner Lee, Niam Yaraghi, Mark MacCarthy and Tom Wheeler envisions the different ways generative AI can be regulated. We are living in a time of unprecedented advancements in generative artificial intelligence (AI), which are AI systems that […]

EU leaders race over outreach initiatives to anticipate AI rules

EU leaders race over outreach initiatives to anticipate AI rules Luca Bertuzzi writes on June 5th, 2023 for EURACTIV.com: Top EU officials have set out several competing initiatives to engage with industry players and international partners before Europe’s new AI rulebook starts to bite. Last week, Margrethe Vestager, the Executive Vice-President for the digital portfolio, […]

The Elders urge global co-operation to manage risks and share benefits of AI

The Elders urge global co-operation to manage risks and share benefits of AI The Elders today call on world leaders to work together urgently on the design of strong international governance, to allow all humanity to take advantage of the opportunities of Artificial Intelligence (AI), while limiting the enormous risks. The group of independent world […]

Regulating AI in Canada

Regulating AI in Canada: A Critical Look at the Proposed AI and Data Act Tessa Scassa of the University of Ottawa, presents a detailed analysis of the proposed AI and Data Act in Canada. Following is an abstract: Canada’s Bill C-27, The Digital Charter Implementation Act, includes a proposed Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (AIDA). […]

G7 calls for developing global technical standards for AI

G7 calls for developing global technical standards for AI By Kanrato Komiya and Supantha Mukherjee for Reuters This is an article published in Reuters. Following is an excerpt from this article. While the G7 leaders, meeting in Hiroshima, Japan, recognised that the approaches to achieving “the common vision and goal of trustworthy AI may vary”, […]

AI “Godfather” Yoshua Bengio Feels “Lost” over Life’s Work

AI “Godfather” Yoshua Bengio Feels “Lost” over Life’s Work Zoe Kleinman of BBC News talks to Prof. Yoshua Bengio (ACM Turing Prize Laureate and renowned for his work on Deep learning and Artificial Neural Networks) on his concerns about AI development. To read the full article, please click on this link. Image credit: rawpixel.com on […]

Recent Publications from AI Transparency Institute (May’23)

Recent Publications from AI Transparency Institute (May’23) Eva Thelisson and Himanshu Verma. EU AI Act and Conformity Assessment.Published at AAAI’23 Workshop organized by Confiance.AI in Palo Alto, presented by Lukas Kidzinski. In press. Marion Ho-Dac. Les enjeux européens des normes techniques pour les systèmes d’IA.Published in L’Association Française pour l’Intelligence Artificielle, Bulletin §120 “IA & […]

AI Hearing Leaves Washington with 3 Big Questions

AI Hearing Leaves Washington with 3 Big Questions Mohar Chatterjee writes about Senate hearing of OpenAI CEO on AI regulation for Politico. Following is an excerpt from the article. Celebrity tech CEO Sam Altman of OpenAI made his debut appearance before Congress Tuesday, alongside two other artificial intelligence experts, for three hours of questioning on […]

G7 Hiroshima Leaders Communique: Article on AI

G7 Hiroshima Leaders Communique: Article on AI Marc Rotenberg of the Center for AI and Digital Policy, wrote on his LinkedIn post about the G7 Hiroshima Leaders Communique’s article on AI. Here is an excerpt from his post: “We recognize that, while rapid technological change has been strengthening societies and economies, the international governance of […]