IGF 2024 Open Forum #26 High-level review of AI governance from Inter-governmental P

    Theater
    Duration (minutes): 60
    Format description: This session plan to hold by panel discussion styles.
    We need 60 minutes to hear opinions from floor and to do two-way discussion.

    Description

    Following the multi-stakeholder consultation on the Hiroshima AI Process held at the 2023 IGF Kyoto meeting and leading up to IGF 2024, discussions on AI governance progressed in multilateral frameworks such as the Hiroshima AI Process Comprehensive Policy Framework, the UN Resolution on AI, the UN High Level Advisory Body on AI, the Global Digital Compact, and G7, G20, and OECD. Yoichi Iida, who chaired the Working Group of Hiroshima AI Process, which is a major initiative on governance of advanced AI systems such as generative AI, will review the progress of AI governance discussions since last year. Also, he discusses with experts from various communities about what kind of AI governance measures should be taken, focusing on the monitoring mechanism discussed in the Hiroshima AI Process, to engage private companies in AI governance, which will be important from the perspective of ensuring effectiveness.

    1) How will you facilitate interaction between onsite and online speakers and attendees?
    Our session plan to take questions from online participants.
    2) How will you design the session to ensure the best possible experience for online and onsite participants?
    Our session plan to take questions from floor actively both online and onsite participants.
    3) Please note any complementary online tools/platforms you plan to use to increase participation and interaction during the session.
    Our session explores to using some AI technology to increase participation.

    Organizers

    Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
    Organizational Affiliation: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan
    Moderator and Organizer: Yoichi Iida (main), Yuka Nishimura (sub), Honoka Ninagawa (sub)
    Stakeholder: Government
    Regional Group: Asia-Pacific

    Speakers

    Organizational Affiliation: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan
    Moderator: Yoichi Iida
    Speakers:
    Audrey Plonk, Deputy Director and Acting Head of Digital Economy Policy Division Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation OECD (Stakeholder: Intergovernmental Organizations, Regional Group: Western European and Others Group)
    Arisa Ema, Associate Professor, the University of Tokyo and UN High Level Advisory Body on AI member (Stakeholder: Academia, Regional Group: Asia-Pacific)
    Anna Makanju, Vice President, OpenAI (Stakeholder: Private Sector, Regional Group: Eastern European)
    Abhishek Singh, Additional Secretary, CEO, Digital, India (Stakeholder: Government, Regional Group: Asia-Pacific)
    Merve Hickok CAIDP Chair CAIP Research director (Stakeholder: Civil Society, Regional
    Group: Western European and Others Group)

    Onsite Moderator

    Yoichi Iida

    Online Moderator

    Yuka Nishimura

    Rapporteur

    Honoka Ninagawa

    SDGs

    1. No Poverty
    8. Decent Work and Economic Growth
    9. Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
    10. Reduced Inequalities
    17. Partnerships for the Goals


    Targets: While AI has the potential to dramatically improve productivity and transform our society, it may have also raised issues such as increased discrimination based on data bias and high energy consumption. Appropriate AI governance is essential for the realization of opportunity brought by AI, and it is also expected that appropriate AI governance will contribute to the improvement of poverty and inequality (SDGs 1,10), the promotion of inclusive economic growth and innovation (SDGs 8,9), and the realization of sustainable development (SDGs17).