Session
AI Governance We Want - Call to action: Liability, Interoperability, Sustainability & Labour
What should be the first priorities in mitigating the environmental impact of Gen-AI technologies? Do Gen-AI and traditional AI applications differ in their environmental impact? Should initiatives to regulate and govern AI globally work together to become more impactful? Who is responsible when an AI system causes damage - should liability be assigned to the developer, provider, user or apportioned across these players? Will AI disrupt or strengthen labour markets? Is using AI for tasks that were previously handled by humans beneficial for workers?
IGF’s Policy Network on Artificial Intelligence (PNAI) will organize a panel discussion featuring leading experts:
Jimena Viveros, Managing Director and CEO of IQuilibriumAI & Member of the United Nations Secretary General's High-Level Advisory Body on AI (Mexico)
Dr. Meena Lysko, Founder and Director, Move Beyond Consulting & Co-Director, Maritime EmpowerHer (South Africa)
Anita Gurumurthy, Executive Director, IT For Change (India)
Yves Iradukunda, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of ICT and Innovation of Rwanda (Rwanda)
Mutaz Ghuni, Assistant Deputy Minister for Digital Enablement, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology of Saudi Arabia (Saudi Arabia)
Brando Benifei, Member of the European Parliament, AI Act co-Rapporteur (Italy)
Moderator (in-person in Riyadh): Sorina Teleanu, Director of Knowledge, DiploFoundation (Switzerland)
Online Moderator: Mohd Asyraf Zulkifley, Associate Professor, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (Malaysia)
PNAI Policy Brief 2024
The session will focus on themes addressed by PNAI in 2024:
- Interoperability in AI governance
- Environmental sustainability within the generative AI value chain
- Liability as a mechanism for supporting AI accountability
- Labour issues throughout AI’s lifecycle
The PNAI Policy Brief 2024 report outlines insights and policy recommendations on these topics. The session will wrap up PNAI’s 2024 activities by discussing key learnings and exploring pathways of bringing its recommendations into action.
Flow of the session and expected outcomes
The session starts with welcome and short overview of PNAI’s work in 2024 and highlights of the PNAI Policy Brief 2024 report. Speakers will share their views on the report and recommendations, building on their experience and expertise. Commenting on the four topics and themes, the speakers will share suggestions for translating the recommendations into action and outlining next steps.
The second part of the session is reserved for interaction between audience and the panelists. The moderator will open the floor and take questions and comments from attendees in the Main Hall, and online facilitator curates questions from the virtual chat for the panelists to address. The session wraps up with a summary of key takeaways.
The expected outcomes of PNAI’s session are: Fostering an inclusive, multi-stakeholder dialogue on the themes of the PNAI report. Generating lively interaction among both onsite and online participants. Gathering views and opinions on the PNAI report recommendations, with a focus on actionable next steps. Identifying ideas for PNAI’s potential future initiatives.
Organiser and contacts
IGF Policy Network on AI
Maikki Sipinen, PNAI Consultant ([email protected])
Amrita Choudhury, PNAI Facilitator ([email protected])
Audace Niyonkuru, PNAI Facilitator ([email protected])
Background
The Policy Network on AI (PNAI) addresses policy matters related to AI and data governance. It is a global multistakeholder effort hosted by the United Nations' Internet Governance Forum, providing a platform for experts and stakeholder to contribute their insights, and recommendations on AI. For more information on PNAI, visit PNAI’s webpage.