Tag: democracy
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Press voices on EU regulations regarding the EU AI Act
Socialists & Democrats and Renew https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/video/press-conference-by-brando-benifei-sd-it-and-dragos-tudorache-renew-ro-co-rapporteurs-on-ai-act-plenary-vote_I254355 The Left https://left.eu/ai-act-big-tech-says-jump-eu-asks-how-high/
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The European AI Alliance
https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/european-ai-alliance
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A Webpage of the European Commision for digital participation
https://futurium.ec.europa.eu/en
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EU AI Act Vote (13. March 2024)
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-9-2024-03-13-RCV_DE.html#166051#941757
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An EU AI Act Webpage
The purpose of this website is to provide up-to-date developments and analyses of the proposed EU artificial intelligence law called the “AI Act”. This website is maintained by the Future of Life Institute (FLI). FLI is an independent non-profit working to reduce large-scale, extreme risks from transformative technologies. We also aim for the future development…
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Data&Society Podcasts
Presenting timely conversations about the purpose and power of technology that bridge “dataSociety” interdisciplinary research with broader public conversations about the societal implications of data and automation. https://listen.datasociety.net/
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What federal agencies can learn from New York City’s AI hiring law
That law, New York City’s Automated Employment Decision Tool law — Local Law 144 — is the first to require algorithmic fairness audits for commercial systems.
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Democratizing AI: Principles for Meaningful Public Participation
As AI is deployed in ways that dramatically shape people’s lives and opportunities, the public has little input into its use. In light of this, there are increasing calls to integrate democratic and human-centered values into AI through public participation. https://datasociety.net/library/democratizing-ai-principles-for-meaningful-public-participation/
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China: A Generation AI Developement Plan
On July 20 [2017] China’s State Council issued a seminal document, entitled A [New] Generation Artificial Intelligence Development Plan. This important aspirational document sets out a top-level design blueprint charting the country’s approach to developing artificial intelligence (AI) technology and applications, setting broad goals up to 2030.
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SustAIn Nachhaltigkeitsindex für KI
Wie nachhaltig ist Künstliche Intelligenz? Wir wissen, dass in der Entwicklung und Anwendung von KI viel Energie benötigt wird, dass Menschen als sogenannte Clickworker unter sehr schlechten Arbeitsbedingungen Trainingsdatensätze für KI-Systeme bearbeiten und diese nicht selten bestehende Diskriminierungsmuster verstärken.
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OECD Policy Oberservatory (on AI)
The OECD AI Policy Observatory (OECD.AI) is an inclusive hub for public policy on AI. It aims to help countries encourage, nurture and monitor the responsible development of trustworthy AI systems for the benefit of society There are tools and metrics out there that help AI actors to build and deploy AI systems that are…
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The digital commons: a political and economic gamechanger
This paper addresses the current intellectual and legal status of the commons. Specifically, we explore the notion of the digital (or information) commons and its specificities with regard to the classic concept of the commons in economic theory. The digital commons concerns new ways of administering an information resource by a community, made possible by…
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We Need A Policy Agenda for Rural AI
In short, rural communities matter. And that means they should matter when it comes to the development of policies on artificial intelligence (AI). https://cyber.harvard.edu/story/2023-11/we-need-policy-agenda-rural-ai
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Algorithmic Justice League
The Algorithmic Justice League’s mission is to raise awareness about the impacts of AI, equip advocates with empirical research, build the voice and choice of the most impacted communities, and galvanize researchers, policy makers, and industry practitioners to mitigate AI harms and biases. We’re building a movement to shift the AI ecosystem towards equitable and…
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The National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence
https://www.nscai.gov/
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Empowering local communities using artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) applications can profoundly affect society. Recently, there has been extensive interest in studying how scientists design AI systems for general tasks. However, it remains an open question as to whether the AI systems developed in this way can work as expected in different regional contexts while simultaneously empowering local people. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666389922000228
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POL.IS. “A Follow up Post
Polis is a real-time system for gathering, analyzing and understanding what large groups of people think in their own words, enabled by advanced statistics and machine learning. Get an in-depth prasentation by Pol.is founder Colin Megill here.
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Can Global Leaders Get a Handle on A.I.? U.K. Summit Makes a Start
This article from The New York Times discusses Britain’s AI Safety Summit and the release of the Bletchley Declaration, focusing on the need for global cooperation to manage AI risks. The summit, attended by representatives from 28 countries, including the U.S. and China, aims to position Britain as a leader in AI regulation and safety.…
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Common Good & Sustainability over profit alone
The article critically examines the relationship between Artificial Intelligence (AI), specifically Machine Learning (ML), and sustainability, distinguishing between theoretical potential and actual effectiveness in the real world. It emphasizes that data and ML models are subjective constructs prone to errors and manipulation. Finally, it discusses that while ML can contribute to our understanding of environmental…
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UN announcement on “High-Level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence”
UN’s Office of the Secretary General – Envoy on Technology just announced to set up an Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence. LINK From the webpage: The Global AI Imperative Globally coordinated AI governance is the only way to harness AI for humanity while addressing its risks and uncertainties as AI-related services, algorithms, computing capacity and…
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Cornell University Research
Cornell just set up a platform for research papers on the question how HCI, IT an AI are going to interact with society. Have a look at https://arxiv.org/list/cs.CY/recent
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CSIS in conversation with MEP Dragos Tudorache on the EU AI Act
Another interesting interview with MEP Dragos Tudorache about the current debate about the EU AI Act. Dragos is the current speaker (rapporteur) of the EP on this topic. Watch the full interview here.
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Stanford HAI
HAI (Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence) at Stanford researches social impacts of AI. From the webpage: The mission of HAI is to advance AI research, education, policy and practice to improve the human condition. Led by faculty from multiple departments across Stanford, research focuses on developing AI technologies inspired by human intelligence; studying, forecasting and guiding the…
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EP debating regulations upon AI Dev.
The European Parliament currently discusses the European Commission’s proposal for the upcoming EU AI Act. Watch a short summary here.
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EPRS briefing on AI & democracy
EPRS`s resent briefing for the European Parliament on AI`s future impact on democracy. Find the full document here.
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What if We Could All Control A.I.?
Kevin Roose (NYT Reporter) debates an urgent topic in the development of AI. How are we going to govern AI in our society. In this article he writes about Anthropic’s path, to build a better AI by asking people to write guidelines, along the AI Modell should be trained.
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Gefahr für die Demokratie?
Read the german text here.