By akademiotoelektronik, 01/02/2023
A Quebecer to the co -president of the International Working Group on Manager AI
What is the mission of the responsible artificial intelligence working group?
The goal is to create links with different actors and actresses of the AI, who are not just academics who speak together, or even governments or pros of AI working in clos.
The Global Partnership on AI (PMIA) - which has several working groups including that on responsible AI - was launched in 2020 at the end of a G7 of the initiative of Canada and France.We initially had 15 members, so 15 countries.We now count 25.
We want to fill together the gap between practice and theory in AI, support and promote research in this sector, while aligning with priorities related to sustainable development.
You take over from Yoshua Bengio, the founder of Mila Québec, to the co -chairmanship.How do you feel?
These are large shoes to fill, it is certain.I work a lot with Yoshua Bengio on different projects, so it will be the continuity of the sites that I already have with him.
Yoshua Bengio received in June 2019 the Turing Prize for the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), considered to be the Nobel IT Prize.
Photo: Radio-Canada
His expertise is completely different from mine, being a genius of the technique, me being more normative as a lawyer.But these approaches are complementary.
I am always proud when a woman manages to integrate into the middle of the AI.So, access a position like this, where I can play a role not only as a leader of this organization, but also as a woman, bringing my different perspective, it makes me particularly proud.
Are diversity and inclusion among your concerns?
It is at the heart of what I want to bring as co -president.The group is already sensitive to these questions, and not just for women, but also for southern countries, often underrepresented.
As a woman in the leadership position, I will be able to have connections with other bodies and not skimp on the message and the accounts to be made in connection with diversity and inclusion.I do it already, and I will continue to do it, because I find it very important.
Quebec know-how occupies a special place in this working group, why?
When the organization was created in 2020, it requested a very important resource investment from France and Canada.As it evolves, we integrate other countries.
This desire for France and Canada to invest in a global partnership clearly shows their ambitions to put responsible development of AI at the heart of their priorities.
What are the achievements made so far?
Regarding the fighting for climate change, for example, the working group recently issued 50 recommendations in order to put the AI to contribution (new window).
A first proposal for a work card (road map) was presented at COP 26 and at the top of the PMIA in order to educate governments.A government interested in this would therefore already have a useful guide to its action, but it is more on a voluntary form that it is right now.
Comment l’IA peut-elle aider à réguler les contenus en ligne jugés nuisibles
, sur les réseaux sociaux, par exemple?
We see the important effect that social networks have on democracy.There have been several examples of this in recent years.AI algorithms used in different social networks can bring Internet users in a certain direction and strengthen what are called echo rooms.
The working group is trying to develop an fact assessment mechanism (new window) (Facts Finding) in order to better supervise the content.We want to make sure to ask the right questions so that it does not perpetuate potential abuses.
How do you use AI in the discovery of drugs to counter disease affecting more disadvantaged populations?
The idea is to wonder how we can use AI to accelerate the development of certain drugs.This is a long process in which there are huge gains to do (new window) in time, and therefore in money.And this is very important for health systems.
What do you want to bring to the working AI working group?
During my mandate, I will bet on four main priorities.The first being to maintain the work sites already started by the group on climate change, social networks and health.
But above all, as a lawyer, and also as a person, I have a strong concern for human rights related to AI.I would like to develop a new project in line with that.
We have a duty to be concerned that AI is in accordance with human rights.It is a very strong legal and social pact, as is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which makes consensus to states.
PMIA is still a very young organization, and I would really like to amplify its effect and visibility by solidifying links with governments.Like that, when we make recommendations, we will arouse their interest and their accountability more so that they take action.
How do you see the co-president with Raja Chatila, from Sorbonne University?
Raja Chatila has an expertise similar to that of Yoshua Bengio, both coming from the more technical field of AI.It is perhaps a less natural alliance with the human sciences, but it can be very successful.I can't wait to see how we are going to combine our complementary expertise to do something more ambitious.
This innovative partnership between the humanities and AI, we must maintain it.This is in this way, with a better understanding of the two areas, that we will succeed in developing responsible AI.
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