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Poster

Position: Technical Research and Talent is Needed for Effective AI Governance

Anka Reuel · Lisa Soder · Benjamin Bucknall · Trond Undheim

Hall C 4-9 #2311
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Tue 23 Jul 4:30 a.m. PDT — 6 a.m. PDT
 
Oral presentation: Oral 2B Positions on AI Opportunities and Risks for Society
Tue 23 Jul 7:30 a.m. PDT — 8:30 a.m. PDT

Abstract:

In light of recent advancements in AI capabilities and the increasingly widespread integration of AI systems into society, governments worldwide are actively seeking to mitigate the potential harms and risks associated with these technologies through regulation and other governance tools. However, there exist significant gaps between governance aspirations and the current state of the technical tooling necessary for their realisation. In this position paper, we survey policy documents published by public-sector institutions in the EU, US, and China to highlight specific areas of disconnect between the technical requirements necessary for enacting proposed policy actions, and the current technical state of the art. Our analysis motivates a call for tighter integration of the AI/ML research community within AI governance in order to i) catalyse technical research aimed at bridging the gap between current and supposed technical underpinnings of regulatory action, as well as ii) increase the level of technical expertise within governing institutions so as to inform and guide effective governance of AI.

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