The rapid development and advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) continues to transform the global information and communication space at a pace nearly unseen among recent technological innovations. It transforms how we create, disseminate and consume information and poses critical challenges to democratic processes and fundamental rights. Despite initial international initiatives and regulatory efforts such as the EU AI Act, mainly private interests currently set the agenda and decide the rules of the game, including which safety and ethical guardrails they choose to prioritise and implement.
We believe democratic institutions must lead the development and implementation of democratic principles and rules to govern the development, deployment and use of all aspects of AI in the information space. The Forum on Information and Democracy established an international Policy Working Group led by 14 diverse experts to elaborate recommendations to safeguard our democratic information space.
Join the global launch to discover the recommendations addressed to States and AI companies, entities and platforms. These measures will ensure the safe and responsible development and deployment of AI systems, establish appropriate liability and accountability regimes, incentivize ethical AI and put in place governance and oversight mechanisms.
Speakers include:
- Christophe Deloire, Chair of the Forum on Information and Democracy
- Gabriela Ramos, Assistant Director-General for Social and Human Sciences, UNESCO
- Laura Schertel Mendes, Lawyer and Professor of Civil Law, IDP
- Jonathan Stray, Senior Scientist at the Berkeley Center for Human-Compatible AI
- Scott Timcke, Research ICT Africa
- Marta Cantero Gamito, Florence School of Transnational Governance, EUI
The Forum on Information and Democracy is pleased to organise this event, including an online launch and local panel debates in five locations on four continents, in collaboration with our partners:
- Center for Human-Compatible Artificial Intelligence based at UC Berkeley (United States)
- Florence School of Transnational Governance at the European University Institute (Italy)
- Centro de Direito, Internet e Sociedade – O Instituto Brasileiro de Ensino, Desenvolvimento e Pesquisa (Brazil)
- Research ICT Africa (South Africa), and
- SciencesPo Paris School of International Affairs, Tech and Global Affairs Innovation Lab (France).