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In your opinion, what outcomes would make the first Global Dialogue on AI Governance a success?
The first Global Dialogue on AI Governance should invite testaments from leading AI researchers and scientists to present their findings in terms of risks and dangers arising from the rapid and unchecked AI deployment. All stakeholders and Member States should be able to debate whether the outcome of the global dialogue should also be perceived as the first global Constitution on AI Governance, by which everyone agrees on a principled framework on the ethical, moral, scientific, technological, environmental, economic, innovative and cultural considerations/opportunities, as well as the risks involved in the development and deployment of AI tools of all kind. The first Global Dialogue on AI Governance should be open to all relevant stakeholders and take into serious consideration the possibility of producing a legally-binding document on the ethical, accountable and human-rights based AI, without hindering innovation and the varying governance approaches being implemented across nations.
From your perspective, which of the following thematic areas identified by the General Assembly Resolution 79/325 for the AI Dialogue reflect your priorities for urgent action and active engagement?
- Social, economic, ethical, cultural, linguistic and technical implications of AI
- Safe, secure and trustworthy AI
- Interoperability of governance approaches
- Transparency, accountability, and human oversight
Please briefly explain your selection.
The thematic areas chosen are instrumental for a comprehensive and multilayered discussion of the priorities that the first Global Dialogue on AI Governance should debate and address. Other thematic areas could be discussed in following/successive Global Dialogues in the following years, considering that this should be a yearly discussion and the outcome should be amended as the technology progresses and evolves over time.
In your opinion, are there any cross-cutting or emerging issues not captured by the listed themes above? If so, please explain.
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The implications of AI development on the environment. It is proven that AI and the data centers that support this digital technology have serious and detrimental impact on the environment, as its demands a vast amount of natural resources across its entire supply chain. An important issue would be the development of green AI, which would also ensure environmental resilience, especially in areas seriously affected by climate change.
How are the governance gaps and related developments/advances in the thematic areas you selected above affecting your country, region, or sector? Please highlight the most significant challenges.
The most serious gap I consider foundational in the discussion of AI is the lack of accountability, transparency and ethical standing of the tool, which is trained on the assumption that all data being fed to it is accurate, ethical, and concrete in the first place. This can be consequential because we are not all AI-savvy and the in-scheming capabilities that AI/LLMs have can pose a real threat to human productivity, thinking and output.
Which voices, communities, or perspectives are currently underrepresented in global discussions on AI governance? How could they be included?
Voices and representatives from the public and private sector, as well as academia and civil society in the Global South. They can be included in multistakeholder discussions, as well as in panels debating specific issues, and presenting use cases created in the global south, for the people of the global south, and even beyond, if scaled properly.
What innovative engagement formats could most effectively foster meaningful and dynamic engagement during the AI Dialogue?
Smaller debate groups/workshops tackling different thematic areas.