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The Fifth Edition of The Athens Roundtable to take place in Washington, D.C.
The Fifth Edition of The Athens Roundtable on AI and the Rule of Law will convene in Washington D.C. on November 30th and December 1st, 2023, to examine the risks associated with foundation models and generative AI, and explore governance mechanisms that could serve to reduce these risks.
Read MoreA Blueprint for the European AI Office
We are releasing a blueprint for the proposed European AI Office, which puts forward design features that would enable the Office to implement and enforce the EU AI Act, with a focus on addressing transnational issues like general-purpose AI.
Read MoreModel Protocol for Electronically Stored Information (ESI)
The Future Society, with support from IEEE, has developed a model protocol to assist parties seeking to establish the trustworthiness of advanced tools used to review electronically stored information (ESI) in legal discovery.
Read MoreHeavy is the Head that Wears the Crown: A risk-based tiered approach to governing General-Purpose AI
In this blueprint, we explain why a tiered approach makes sense in the EU AI Act and how to build a risk-based tiered regulatory regime for GPAI – the technicalities involved, which requirements should be imposed on their corresponding tiers, and how to enforce them.
Read MoreGiving Agency to the AI Act
Earlier this year, we conducted research comparing different institutional models for an EU-level body to oversee the implementation and enforcement of the AI Act. We’re pleased to share our memo: Giving Agency to the AI Act.
Read MoreResponse to NIST Generative AI Public Working Group Request for Resources
TFS submitted a list of clauses to govern the development of general-purpose AI systems (GPAIS) to the U.S. NIST Generative AI Public Working Group (NIST GAI-PWG).
Read MoreResponse to U.S. OSTP Request for Information on National Priorities for AI
Our response put forward national priorities focused on security standards, measurement and evaluation frameworks, and an industry-wide code of conduct for GPAIS development.
Read MoreStrengthening the AI operating environment
In a paper published at the International Workshop on Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Assistance for Legal Professionals in the Digital Workplace (Legal AIIA), Dr. Bruce Hedin and Samuel Curtis present an argument for distributed competence as a means to mitigate risks posed by AI systems.
Read MoreResponse to U.S. NTIA AI Accountability Policy Request for Comment
Our response emphasized the need for scrutiny in the design and development of general-purpose AI systems (GPAIS). We encourage the implementation of third-party assessments and audits, contestability tools for impacted persons, and a horizontal regulatory approach toward GPAIS.
Read MorePolicy achievements in the EU AI Act
The draft AI Act approved by the European Parliament contains a number of provisions for which TFS has been advocating, including a special governance regime tailored to general-purpose AI systems. Collectively, these operationalize safety, fairness, accountability, and transparency in the development and deployment of AI systems.
Read MoreByte-sized updates & we’re hiring!
The pace of AI developments has kept us busy, and we’re excited to share what we’ve been up to in this quarter’s newsletter.
Read MoreCabinet of Rwanda approves National AI Policy
On April 20th, 2023, the Cabinet of Rwanda approved their National AI Policy, which TFS supported in drafting.
Read MoreEurope Tech Summit
The Europe Tech Summit from POLITICO Live takes place April 26-27 in Brussels.
Read MoreOur 2022 Annual Report
Our 2022 Annual Report provides a retrospective of our accomplishments from the past year, and a perspective on the work ahead of us in 2023.
Read MoreTakeaways from the fourth edition of The Athens Roundtable
Held at the European Parliament in Brussels, the dialogue focused on implementation and enforcement of AI governance mechanisms at this critical juncture in human history.
Read MoreNational AI Strategies for Inclusive & Sustainable Development
From 2020 to 2022, TFS supported the development of 3 National AI Strategies in Africa with public sector partners, GIZ, and Smart Africa. These programs build capacity through AI policy, regulatory, and governance frameworks to support countries’ efforts to harness AI responsibly, to achieve national objectives and inclusive and sustainable development goals.
Read MoreStakeholder consultation workshops drive insights for National AI Strategies in Tunisia and Ghana
In May 2022, The Future Society (TFS) co-led stakeholder consultation workshops in Tunis and Accra to support the development of Tunisia’s and Ghana’s national AI strategies.
Read MoreMOOC on AI and the Rule of Law: Successful Completion of the Pilot Phase
Over 4,400 participants from over 140 countries registered for the online course exploring AI’s impact in and for justice.
Read MoreProgress with GPAI AI & Pandemic Response Subgroup at Paris Summit 2021
On November 12th, 2021, an update on our work on the ‘AI-Powered Immediate Response to Pandemics’ project was presented at the GPAI Paris Summit 2021.
Read MoreLeveraging Responsible AI in the Banking Sector in Africa
Between May and August 2021, The Future Society collaborated with the bank Société Générale, its 16 branches in Africa, and the civic tech Bluenove to up-skill Société Générale employees’ understanding about the risks and benefits linked to the adoption of AI in the banking sector. The three workshops organised throughout the summer cumulated in the production of a manifesto for the responsible use of AI and data.
Read MoreEU AI Act: Trust in Excellence & Excellence in Trust
As the European Union develops the first law on AI, The Future Society has actively worked to ensure the text and policymakers help achieve a responsible adoption of AI.
Read MoreClassifying AI systems used in COVID-19 response
To aid in our information-gathering efforts, starting today, we are inviting those associated with the development of AI systems used in COVID-19 pandemic response to complete our survey by August 2nd, 2021.
Read MorePolicy Pathways to Harness AI for Development
This project builds a framework of enabling policies for emerging and developing countries to harness artificial intelligence for their development objectives while mitigating important risks.
Read MoreReport Release with the Global Partnership on AI (GPAI) on Responsible AI and AI in Pandemic Response
The Future Society had the privilege to support the Global Partnership on AI (GPAI) Responsible AI and Pandemic Response working groups. On December 4th 2020, our team presented our reports at the GPAI Plenary with key recommendations for future global action and collaboration. We are very proud to share this work below.
Read MoreGeopolitics of Artificial Intelligence: Europe claiming its place amid China and the USA
Read our executive brief in collaboration with Agora Strategy Group about the main trends, key figures and issues on how, in a competitive AI age, Europe seeks to establish its own industrial niche based on trustworthiness of AI while competing with both the US and China.
Read MoreThe Development of Rwanda’s National Artificial Intelligence Policy
The Future Society is supporting Rwanda’s Ministry of ICT and Innovation (MINICT) and Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA) and GIZ FAIR Forward to develop Rwanda’s national artificial intelligence strategy.
Read MoreReport Launch: Bridging AI’s trust gaps: Aligning policymakers and companies
Bridging AI’s trust gaps: Aligning policymakers and companies is a new global survey conducted by The Future Society in collaboration with EYQ (EY’s Think Tank). Common understanding between companies and policymakers is key to build a governance framework and protect citizens’ rights. Our survey reveals ethical gaps between company and policy leaders that need to be addressed for the trustworthy adoption of AI across sectors.
Read MoreRoadmap for Digital Cooperation, United Nations Secretary General High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation
The Future Society advises the UN High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation in its Working Groups on Artificial Intelligence and Digital Public Goods
Read MoreInput on Europe’s future AI policies
The Future Society recommends “Experimentation, testing & audit as a cornerstone for trust and excellence” in response to the European Commission’s White Paper on AI.
Read MoreMapping the AI Value Chain (OECD.AI)
In a report for the OECD AI Policy Observatory, The Future Society mapped opportunities and risks along AI value chains to facilitate adoption of the OECD AI Principles
Read MoreBriefing on AI & Education for ICESCO Meeting of Education Ministers
The Future Society advised about AI for education for The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) based in Rabat, Morocco.
Read MoreJoint comment on the U.S. Office of Management and Budget Draft Memorandum Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications
Along with FLI, UC Berkeley CHAI and CLTC, The Future Society has submitted commentary to the U.S. Office of Management and Budget’s Draft Memorandum Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications
Read MoreBriefing: A List of AI Governance Levers
Over the past few years AI governance and policy actors including companies, regulators, academics and nonprofits have put forward many different initiatives to ensure AI development and applications have appropriate ethical and safety precautions – enabling ‘trustworthy’ or ‘responsible’ AI. This briefing lists these AI governance approaches rather than analyzes, in order to inform all possible options in a ‘toolbox’.
Read MoreBridging the AI Trust Gap: Aligning Policymakers and Companies
This project evaluates how ethical priorities in specific AI use cases might differ between industry and policy leaders. This is a joint collaboration between The Future Society and EYQ ( Ernst & Young’s Think Tank).
Read MoreThe Council on Extended Intelligence (CXI)
Our future practices will be shaped by our individual and collective imaginations and by the stories we tell about who we are and what we desire, for ourselves and the societies in which we live.
Read MoreOECD AI Group of Experts (AIGO)
More than 300 participants and 50 speakers focused on ways AI can make business more productive, improve government efficiency and address many of the world’s most pressing problems.
Read MoreAI Spark Lab
Our AI Spark Lab designs and delivers large-scale consultations (involving thousands of collaborators and company stakeholders), targeted design-thinking workshops, as well as corporate innovation labs.
Read MoreDesign Fiction Workshops
One of our most popular thematic addressed the ‘Imaginaries of AI’. We collected over 300 short stories written during our workshops or posted directly on the platform.
Read MoreThe IEEE Global Initiative on Ethics of Autonomous and Intelligent Systems
The IEEE-SA Global Initiative on Ethics of Autonomous and Intelligent Systems was a partner of our Global Civic Debate on Governing the rise of AI, from September 2017 to April 2018. In the frame of the collaboration, we hosted several interactive webinars.
Read MoreThe Global Governance of AI Roundtable
The Future Society is organizing the second edition of the Global Governance of AI Roundtable (GGAR) under the auspices of the United Arabic Emirates (UAE) State Minister for Artificial Intelligence on February 10th, 2019
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