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Insights on AGI

03/06/2025 By admin Leave a Comment Filed Under: events, News

TaiwanPlus is the premier international media platform providing English-language news and entertainment from Taiwan. Their show CONNECTED invited Arthur van der Wees, board member of the Institute for Accountability in the Digital Age was invited to share his insights on Artificial General Intelligence and the need for accountability.

The show explores what AGI means for our societies, our economies and the future of human agency. Are we prepared for machines that can think (and act) like us? Chatbots like ChatGPT are only the start. What happens when AI can think for itself? The show explores the dangers and the promises of artificial general intelligence (AGI): from disinformation and social inequality to smarter governance and stronger defenses. Can AGI become a force for good before it becomes a threat?

To watch the recording of the show please find the links here: Part 1 and Part 2.

Matthew Chavira – Prophets of AI

17/07/2024 By admin Leave a Comment Filed Under: dialogues

Matthew Chavira is the founder and CEO of Prophets of AI, the leading resource for engagement with the world’s most celebrated experts in artificial intelligence and robotics.

Quick recap

Frits and Matthew discussed the development and perception of lifelike robots, the impact of generative AI on their fields, and the integration of AI in various industries. They also explored the potential implications of a society increasingly reliant on AI, with Matthew sharing his experiences and perspectives as the Government Chief Data Officer of Estonia. Lastly, they planned a survey to understand attendee interests for an engaging AI event and the importance of live events for gaining new perspectives.

Roger Latchman – IIEGA

30/10/2023 By admin Leave a Comment Filed Under: dialogues

Roger Latchman is the executive director of the International Institute for Ethical Governance and Accountability (IIEGA). He talks about the need for local discussions on Accountability – Anti corruption – and ethics.

Mieke De Ketelaere – Vlerick Business School

23/08/2023 By admin Leave a Comment Filed Under: dialogues

Mieke De Ketelaere, Vlerick Business School talks about Sustainable, Ethical and Trustworthy AI and the role of the engineer.

Why is knowing more about (un)trustworthly AI relevant for business leadership and education? Are all AI systems evil? How to increase revenue, decrease cost and decrease risk and other detrimental effects in this Digital Age, in an ethical and accountable manner? Does AI design, deployment and use fit in 21st Century ESG requirements, for instance bias-wise, or energy consumption-wise? Who should be at the table to discuss and address detrimental impact and net-benefits? Where each has it’s own interests, values and semantics; how to enable that each at the table understand each other? These and many other key topics are addressed in this Dialogue.

Melissa Govender – Access Partnership

02/08/2023 By admin Leave a Comment Filed Under: dialogues

When is policy enough, or too much? What are the differences between the various global, regional and local policy initiatives on AI? Where originate these differences from? How can the general public, and society at large be protected against the many possible misuses of AI, AI systems and AI system markets? Who should help the public and society with that? And, where that takes quite some time; what is the biggest accountability gap today and how to address it, today? And, how to demonstrate ethical, transparent and other diligent designing, engineering, deploying, use and optimising?

Melissa Govender discusses the role of Access Partnership’s AI policy lab to discuss AI policy development with the various stakeholders.