Science4Parliament - Special AI edition - Part 1

Text the Science4Parliament podcast here.Welcome to the first of the special AI editions of the Science4Parliament podcast.These episodes are a summary of three workshops which took place online in early 2024 to inform the IPU’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) resolution, which was adopted at the IPU’s General Assembly in October 2024.The aim of this resolution is to encourage parliamentarians to consider the social and ethical impacts of this new technology and, as decision-makers, the issues to be aware of when considering legislating for AI to ensure that its development and use is fair and beneficial for all of humanity.The workshops were designed as part of the journey to the resolution, as a learning tool and also to stimulate interest and debate. The process was steered by two rapporteurs, Michelle Rempel Garner, a Member of the House of Commons of Canada, and Neema Lugangira, a Member of Parliament of the United Republic of Tanzania who moderated the first two sessions and I moderated the third session.  Session one covers the basics of AI technologies, how they are developed and used, and how they are impacting the world, session two sees a deeper delve into the emerging impacts of AI on society and how governments need to work to harness these potential benefits and mitigate any harms. The third session was an assessment of legislation in relation to AI, what is currently in place and how to plan for what may be needed in the future.Speakers:Tulia Ackson, the president of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), opened the workshops and spoke about the importance of the IPU’s artificial intelligence resolution to provide leadership and guidance to parliamentarians globally. Yoshua Bengio, founder and scientific director of the Montreal Institute for Artificial Intelligence, gave an overview of the basics of AI. Inma Martinez, chair of the multi-stakeholder expert group and co-chair of the steering committee at the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence,  spoke about the work of the partnership, the potential of artificial intelligence and the importance of who is actually doing the regulating.More informationThe draft AI resolution, ‘The impact of artificial intelligence on democracy, human rights and the rule of law’, was published on 25 July 2024, following extensive collaborations with parliaments and experts, and was adopted at the 149th IPU General Assembly in October 2024 and is available on the IPU’s webpage Links to the other two workshop summaries are below; please share them with anyone who might be interested:Science4Parliament - Special AI edition - Part 2 - https://www.buzzsprout.com/2249694/episodes/15902198Part 3 - https://www.buzzsprout.com/2249694/episodes/15902412The complete seminars are on the IPU’s YouTube channel @IpuOrg Any comments or questions?  Text the show at the link at the top or contact me:Email:         [email protected]:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/denis-naughtenX:                  https://x.com/DenisNaughtenBlog:          https://substack.com/@denisnaughtenWeb:          https://denisnaughten.ie/ Get full access to InnoSphere Consulting at denisnaughten.substack.com/subscribe