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In the framework of the Paris Peace Forum Official Side Event on the Road to AI Summit the Forum on Information and Democracy organized a workshop on 12 November 2014 in Paris. Assembling industry representatives, researchers, civil society and a representative from an existing voluntary certification mechanism, the Forest Stewardship Council, participants explored the idea to create a voluntary certification mechanism for public interest AI.
To investigate the idea of a voluntary certification mechanism for public interest AI, the Forum organised a discussion with a board member of the Forest Stewardship Council, Julie Marsaud, as well as a representative from the AI industry, notably, Amanda Craig, Senior Director Responsible AI Public Policy, Microsoft.
Participants highlighted that the purpose of such a voluntary certification mechanism for public interest AI, as explored in the Forum’s recent research paper and developed originally in its report AI as a Public Good, is a good one responding to a lack of transparency and understanding among users of AI systems. As explained, the objective would be, among others, to tackle the information asymmetry between AI providers and users, while also creating a market incentive to develop ethical AI.
