IGF 2024 DCNN From Internet Openness to AI Openness

    DC

    Dynamic Coalition on Network Neutrality

    Roundtable
    Duration (minutes): 90
    Format description: A 90 minute roundtable is instrumental to allow meaningful interactions with the large number of stakeholders participating to the session.
    The onsite moderator will explain the discussion topic and introduce speakers and subject matter experts, who will then engage in a roundtable conversation. We are inviting a diverse group of speakers from different geographies and different stakeholder groups.
    The session will be divided in two parts, and after each part the moderators (onsite and online) will open the discussion for the audience, and facilitate the conversation. At the end, each speaker will be given an opportunity to summarize major takeaways from the discussion.

    Description

    he IGF 2024 session of the Dynamic Coalition on Net Neutrality and Internet Openness (DCNNIO) will focus on exploring what lessons can be learned from internet openness in order to foster AI openness.

    Panellists will reflect on the past decade of internet openness challenges to analyse technical, governance, and regulatory dimension of Internet openness and understand what elements can be applied to the emerging field of AI governance in order to promote open AI and open AI governance.

    Stakeholders will analyse a variety of experiences, including both policy and implementation, to understand what successes and failures drawn from Internet openness may inform AI openness. Particularly, panellists will reflect on the following questions:
    1) Strong net neutrality frameworks are supposed to protect Internet users’ quality of prosumers (i.e. both producers and consumers): what frameworks if any can promote such empowerment of AI users?
    2) To what extent Internet infrastructure can be compared to AI infrastructure?
    3) Can we translate open internet principles to foster open AI? If so, what principles, should be promoted?
    4) What have been the limits of net neutrality and Internet openness enforcement over the past decade and how such limits may allow us to foresee upcoming bottlenecks in the AI value chain?
    5) What are the spefic issues raised by generative AIs in terms of internet openness? How these new services affect how end-users access to content online? How net neutrality rools and tools can enable to address these possible challenges?

    1) To facilitate interaction between onsite and online speakers and attendees, we will leverage a hybrid event platform that provides real-time communication channels. For the onsite attendees, we will project the virtual attendees and their questions/comments onto the screen to ensure that both groups can engage with each other. Additionally, we will use a moderated chat on Zoom for online participants to interact with onsite speakers and vice versa.
    2) The session will be designed with both online and onsite participants in mind. The session will be structured with interactive segments to engage all attendees, such as Q&As and debates to cater both online and onsite participants.
    3) To increase participation and interaction, we plan to use an online document to allow participants to contribute their thoughts in a shared digital space. We will also utilize social media platforms for pre-session and post-session engagement, such as Twitter/X for live updates

    Organizers

    Luca Belli, Professor and Director, Center for Technology and Society at FGV, Brazil;
    Oriane Piquer-Louis, Arcep (French Telecoms Regulator), France

    Speakers

    *Sandrine Elmi Hersi, Head of Open internet unit at Arcep, France
    *Renata Mielli, Ministry of Science and Technology, government, Brazil
    *Rebecca McKinnon, Wikimedia Foundation, civil society, US
    *Jamila Venturini, Derechos Digitales, civil society, Brazil
    *Vittorio Bertola, Open Xchange, private sector, Italy
    *Anita Gurumurthy, IT for Change, civil society, India
    *Alejando Pisanty, Autonomous University of Mexico, academia, Mexico

    Onsite Moderator

    Luca Belli, Center for Technology and Society at FGV, Brazil

    Online Moderator

    Oriane Piquer-Louis, Arcep (French Telecoms Regulator), France

    Rapporteur

    Oriane Piquer-Louis, Arcep (French Telecoms Regulator), France

    SDGs

    9.3


    Targets: Internet and AI openness are crucial for achieving SDG 9.3's goals of enhancing access to financial services and market integration for small enterprises in developing nations. Particularly, the session will discuss how: 1) Open internet allows small businesses to access information, financial tools, and online marketplaces, fostering growth and participation in global value chains; 2) Open-source AI tools and datasets can help develop affordable credit scoring systems and tailored financial products, overcoming traditional barriers like lack of collateral or credit history; 3) Openness fosters innovation in financial services, leading to more diverse and inclusive offerings better suited to the needs of small enterprises; 4) Internet ans AI Openness can promote transparency and trust, encouraging participation and reducing exploitation.
    In this perspective the session has direct connection with SDG 9.3. By leveraging open internet and AI, participants will stress how to bridge the gap for small enterprises, empowering them to participate in the global economy and achieve sustainable development.