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Multi-stakeholder collaboration that spans civil society, think tanks, academia, the private sector & government bodies.
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The AIKC is dedicated to fostering a multi-stakeholder collaboration that spans civil society organizations, think tanks, academia, the private sector, and government bodies. Through such synergies, we can forge a governance framework that is anticipatory, inclusive, and capable of harnessing AI’s potential, ensuring that our collective approach to AI is as dynamic and multifaceted as the technology itself.
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REPORT | Our latest report, "Drafting Standards for AI Systems: Critiques of International Approaches and Recommendations for India" by Meghna Bal, offers a detailed analysis of global AI governance standards, particularly the AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF) by NIST and ISO 42001:2023. It critiques these international frameworks for being overly generalized, focusing on their "one-framework-fits-all" approach, which may not adequately address the diverse applications and deployment contexts of AI technologies. Key critiques include: 1. Generalized Definitions: The AI RMF and ISO 42001 oversimplify AI by using singular definitions that fail to capture the complexity of AI technologies. However, the AI RMF overcomes the lack of nuance by requiring AI deployers or developers to map the type of AI technology used as well as the use-case. 2. Trustworthiness Principles: Broad principles like fairness and transparency are too general and don’t offer enough guidance for addressing specific risks, especially for small companies with fewer resources. 3. Resource Demands and Accessibility: Both standards are resource-heavy and require multidisciplinary teams, making adoption difficult for smaller organizations. 4. Abandonment of Agency: The risk of humans over-relying on AI, leading to potential harm, is under-addressed. Examples include Tesla autopilot crashes and AI-generated legal missteps. 5. Ethics and AI: Implementing ethical standards in AI design is complex and subjective, even for large companies like Google. Recommendations for India: 1. Develop AI standards that are specific to systems and sectors to address unique risks. 2. Adapt useful aspects of international frameworks to India’s socio-economic and technological environment. 3. Create specific standards that will lower compliance burdens and foster wider adoption, especially among smaller organizations. The report advocates for a tailored approach to AI governance in India, moving away from broad frameworks to more specific, context-driven standards. Read full report here: https://lnkd.in/dx-8Xjuc #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #GenAI #AIRegulations #IndiaAI #TechPolicy #AIGovernance #IndiaTech
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A big congratulations to all the winners as well as the participants for their hard work. We look forward to engaging in more research around India AI policy, including compute. Watch this space for more!
The Public Policy and Governance Society (PPGS) at IIT Kharagpur, in collaboration with AI Knowledge Consortium, proudly presents the results of our exciting case study competition! The winner's name and college are the following: Winner: Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (Team name: Piyus Pramanik, Suyash Aakash, Utkarsh) 1st Runner up: Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University (Team name: Megha Agarwal) 2nd Runner-up: Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra (Team name: Ishan Mittal, Savit Raj) A huge round of applause to all 2100 participants for their brilliant solutions and innovative ideas! We are thrilled to have hosted such a thought-provoking event, fostering insights on the role of AI in shaping the future of Bharat. Stay tuned for more exciting opportunities and discussions on policy, governance, and innovation! A hand of applause for Unstop to make our events grand by reaching more audience! #AIForBharat #PPGS #PolicyInnovation #IITKGP #AIBlueprintForBharat
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Sidhant Pai, co-Founder and Chief Science Officer, StepChange believes that multistakeholder forums can be an opportunity to develop standardised metrics and nomenclature, that will ultimately allow all of us to work towards our common goals. He was speaking on the sidelines of AIKC’s workshop on Catalysing AI for Climate Action and Finance. This workshop was organised by New Indian Consumer Initiative (NICI), a community-led organisation aimed at creating public interest around important consumer issues and Transitions Research, a Goa-based social science research collective, both AIKC members. Climate Bonds Initiative, an international nonprofit working towards developing a market of financial instruments used to raise finance for climate change solutions, served as the knowledge partner. The workshop was also supported by Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, a nonprofit German foundation committed to the values of democracy and social justice. #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Climate #ClimateFinance #CleanTech #GreenTech #Energy #PublicPolicy #TechPolicy #TechForGood #NetZeroTransition #Transport #UrbanDevelopment #Agriculture #R&D #ResearchAndDevelopment #CircularEconomy #EmergingTech #EmergingTechnologies #TechAdvancements #EnergyConsumption #InternetOfThings #SustainableEconomy #ConsumerRights
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What actionable steps need to be taken to optimise AI for climate action and finance? Ashish Kumar Singh, Former Additional Chief Secretary, Finance, Government of Maharashtra shed light on this question while speaking on the sidelines of AIKC’s workshop on Catalysing AI for Climate Action and Finance. He charted out a three point path - ensuring standardisation of data to enable trustworthy sharing, raising money at the government level via green bonds (bonds used to finance environmentally sustainable projects) and investing in research and development in AI to empower it to make accurate climate predictions. This workshop was organised by New Indian Consumer Initiative (NICI), a community-led organisation aimed at creating public interest around important consumer issues and Transitions Research, a Goa-based social science research collective, both AIKC members. Climate Bonds Initiative, an international nonprofit working towards developing a market of financial instruments used to raise finance for climate change solutions, served as the knowledge partner. The workshop was also supported by Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, a nonprofit German foundation committed to the values of democracy and social justice. Amar Patnaik, Arvind Mayaram, Sunil S Nair 🇮🇳, Neha Kumar, Bishakha Bhattacharya, Jagjeet Sareen, Manish Tiwari, Meghna Bal, Nappinai N S, Prabhakar Lingareddy, Renuka Sane, Roopa Satish, Runjesh Bargal, Saurabh Suneja, Shahnaz Shaikh, Shantanu Chaturvedi, Simran Grover, Suranjali Tandon, Swapna Sen, Vaibhav Chugh, Venu gopal Mothkoor, Christoph P. Mohr, Richard Kaniewski, Mandvi Kulshreshtha, Anurag Shanker, Vivan Sharan, Abhishek Kumar, Dhwaj Khattar, Vikrom Mathur, Angelina Chamuah #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Climate #ClimateFinance #CleanTech #GreenTech #Energy #PublicPolicy #TechPolicy #TechForGood #NetZeroTransition #Transport #UrbanDevelopment #Agriculture #GreenBonds #ClimateModelling #ClimatePredictions #ClimateFinance #DataStandardisation #R&D #ResearchAndDevelopment
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As a part of our event ‘Shaping AI Futures: Blueprints for the Responsible AI Ecosystem in India,’ we’ve invited an esteemed panel to landscape the existing and upcoming challenges to AI adoption in the Indian context and understand risks of bias, misinformation, safety and security threats. Our panel discussion titled ‘Exploring the evolution of Responsible AI in India with a focus on risks, policies and future strategies’ will be held from 11.40 am to 12.40 pm. The conversation aims to build momentum for strategic governance for responsible development of AI technologies to promote trust and innovation. Further unpacking the role of various stakeholders such as regulators, big tech, CSOs and researchers in the AI ecosystem. The panel discussion will gravitate towards thinking about techno-societal multi-stakeholder strategies to promote AI for good. Sivaramakrishnan R Guruvayur Ph.D, Mihir Kulkarni, Sowmya Karun, Soujanya Sridharan, Rattanmeek Kaur, Supratik Mitra, Gautam Misra
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Meghna Bal and Nappinai N S have co-authored a report that addresses the questions surrounding the creation of liability rules around AI technologies. Specifically, it tries to tackle the debate on whether AI systems merit the blanket application of strict liability rules or a more contextualized and targeted framework. At AIKC, we are working hard to foster such collaborative research between our members. We'd love to hear your comments and feedback about the report. "Crafting a Liability Regime for AI Systems in India" can be accessed below, and is also available at https://lnkd.in/grr5N5JT. Esya Centre Cyber Saathi Pahle India Foundation (PIF) XKDR Forum Aapti Institute Newschecker Communeeti Institute for Governance, Policies and Politics Social & Media Matters Transitions Research Abhishek Kumar #AI #AIpolicy #AIregulation #liability #AIresearch
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The report discusses how to map existing liability regimes to new technologies, and adeptly deals with the heterogeneity of AI systems. We welcome this timely research, as questions of liability for AI-related harms are becoming more prevalent. At AIKC, we are proud to foster meaningful collaboration and research between our partner members. Do read and share your views on the report.
REPORT | We are excited to share our latest report, "Crafting a Liability Regime for AI Systems in India," co-authored by Meghna Bal and Nappinai N S. This report is co-published in collaboration with the Cyber Saathi Foundation, and with support from the AI Knowledge Consortium. As AI systems become more pervasive, the question of liability for AI-related harms becomes increasingly critical. This paper attempts to address the questions surrounding the creation of liability rules around AI technologies. Specifically, it tries to tackle the debate on whether AI systems merit the blanket application of strict liability rules or a more contextualized and targeted framework. Key Insights: - Are AI systems intermediaries or publishers? Presently, case law leans towards holding deployers liable for the content generated by AI systems, i.e., treats them like publishers. Illustratively, in Moffatt v. Air Canada, Air Canada was found liable for negligent misrepresentation when a chatbot on its website gave incorrect information about bereavement fares. - Our case studies find that the risks presented by AI are not novel. And in some cases, such as in the case of generative AI, these systems may not fall neatly within the purview of either publisher or intermediary, though case law in other jurisdictions says otherwise. Thus, these may require the creation of unique liability rules – separate from intermediary liability frameworks. - A blanket doctrine of strict liability, as propounded by certain scholars, is not appropriate for AI systems. This is because AI systems are heterogeneous, and their risks and liabilities are highly contextual. Unlike traditional technologies, AI often involves multiple stakeholders, making it difficult to trace the origin of malfunctions and assign fault, especially in systems lacking transparency. Liability regimes must account for this complexity, focusing on the context of AI deployment and the degree of control over the system, as illustrated by various case studies. Read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/grr5N5JT #AI #artificialintelligence #AIliability #AIethics #Liability #TechPolicy #India
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💡AIKC Weekly Spotlight: A report by the NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence highlights the role of AI in Precision Persuasion through social media - these tactics could have significant risks for consumers in countries like India. The report calls for strengthening safeguarding standards for the regulation of both commercial and open source LLMs; it also highlights certain lacunae in legislation such as the recently passed EU AI Act. Read the report to find out more. Additionally, MIT's AI Risk Repository (linked in the comments to the post by Peter Slattery, PhD) offers a great taxonomy for researchers. #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #AIRisks #AIinSocialMedia #TechPolicy
Lead at the AI Risk Repository | MIT FutureTech
How are artificial intelligence (AI) models being used for targeted persuasion, and what should we do? Yonah Welker recently shared an interesting report from the NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence. Here's a summary of some key points: 🔹 AI and digital ads are being used for misinformation 🔹 AI detectors fail to consistently identify AI-generated content 🔹 AI is being used in political ads and misleading protest-related content 🔹 Even with limited data, AI can create powerful targeted messages 🔹 Platforms should adopt transparent policies on AI-generated content 🔹 Open-source AI tools require more regulatory attention due to potential misuse I think that managing and reducing the negative impacts of AI persuasion and misinformation is very relevant to social, and behavioral, science researchers, and consultants. I wonder if inoculation and other techniques have been tested? For more research and discussion of misinformation from AI see the research curated for categories 3.1, 4.1 and 4.3 in the MIT AI Risk Repository (see link comments) 💬 What do you think? Are you worried about the potential for AI to create misinformation, mass influence and fraud? What do you think we should do? Follow MIT FutureTech if you are interested in technological trends and their social implications. #ArtificialIntelligence #Technology #Economics #behavioraleconomics Authors: Tetiana Haiduchyk, Artur Shevtsov & Gundars Bergmanis-Korāts
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As a member of the Global Future Council on Data Equity, Astha Kapoor contributed to the paper ‘Advancing Data Equity: An Action-Oriented Framework.’ As automated decision-making systems based on algorithms and data are increasingly common today, this paper highlights the urgent need for data equity through collective action to create data practices and systems that promote fair and just outcomes for all. The paper also proposes a data equity definition and framework for inquiry that spurs ongoing dialogue and continuous action towards implementing data equity in organizations. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/e22bkfbd #data #equity #technology World Economic Forum