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In your opinion, what outcomes would make the first Global Dialogue on AI Governance a success?
The inclusion of as many voices as possible, with a meaningful report back to the global communities on the findings received, how they were analysed, and what they point to.
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?
- Safe, secure and trustworthy AI
- Interoperability of governance approaches
- Transparency, accountability, and human oversight
- Protection and promotion of human rights
Please briefly explain your selection.
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Safe, secure, and trustworthy AI is foundational to any engagement with AI across the world. It is absolutely essential that any tools to be used by people must be meaningfully tested for safety and security. Governance cannot be a competition, but should protect people as a common denominator. The interoperability of governance is critical to make sure that all people's rights are equally protected. As a foundation, all AI should protect and promote human rights, prioritize transparency, accountability, and human oversight.
In your opinion, are there any cross-cutting or emerging issues not captured by the listed themes above? If so, please explain.
I would add "Community governance approaches" as a critical component as well.
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 absence of governance mechanisms has made it difficult to address challenges from AI on ground. People are making use of the technology without a clear underpinning of ethics, responsibility, and human-rights-oriented engagement. This has resulted in data privacy violations, misinformation and disinformation campaigns, and environmental harm from AI use. This needs to be addressed.
What role can the AI Dialogue play in advancing international cooperation on AI governance?
If engaged meaningfully, it can help create innovative pathways for AI governance. There is a long-standing assumption that governance only comes from law and policy. In reality, governance comes from community engagement practice. AI Dialogue should help surface that.
What are some of the existing initiatives, partnerships, or mechanisms that the AI Dialogue should build upon or connect with, and what added value could the AI Dialogue bring?
We are building a critical archive of these practices and are running Radical Imagination Labs to bring communities together based on their shared interests to reframe governance by drawing from the wisdom of their fields of engagement and work.
Please share examples of policies, practices, platforms, or approaches that promote effective AI governance or offer concrete solutions to addressing its challenges.
We invite you to please look at www.civitatemresolutions.com/beyond-policy