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UNESCO Policy Dialogue on AI Governance
28 June @ 9:30 AM - 6:00 PM UTC+1
Event summary
With the arrival of generative AI, governments around the world have started to pay urgent attention to the risks of these increasingly powerful and ubiquitous systems, and to develop and implement new governance frameworks. The European Union has adopted a binding horizontal framework for AI regulation with the AI Act. Other major developments include the United States’ Executive Order on AI, the G7 Hiroshima Process, and recent proposals by Brazil and Chile for new AI laws, among others. National research institutions focusing on AI safety have been established in the US, the UK, and Japan.
In the context of this changing landscape and emerging challenges of implementing responsible and effective systems of AI governance, the Social and Human Sciences Sector of UNESCO is hosting a Policy Dialogue on AI Governance, which will include a series of events designed to address these pressing issues. This event is hosted in conjunction with a closed-door meeting by the AI Ethics Experts without Borders meeting on the 27th June.
The event will kick off with a session presenting the latest implementation outcomes of the UNESCO Recommendation, followed by a launch of the first report of a major project between UNESCO and the Dutch Digital Infrastructure Authority, funded by the European Commission – DG Reform. The event will also include the launch of a report exploring the potential impacts of AI on political life and democracy, as well as panels on topics such as the synthetic content and the role of international development assistance in fostering AI for good.
Event details
Date: 28th June, 2024
Time: 09:30 – 18:00
Venue: UNESCO Headquarters, 7 Place du Fontenoy
Room: Room IX