In recent days, the Central Office of the Communist Party of China and the Office of the State Council have issued an Opinion on Strengthening the Ethics and Governance of Science and Technology, and issued a circular requiring all national and reginal ministries, departments to implement it carefully into practice. The original Chinese version is … Continue reading Opinion on Strengthening the Ethics and Governance in Science and Technology [China]
Supporting the Implementation of UNESCO Recommendation on AI Ethics
The UNESCO Recommendation on AI Ethics is the first global recommendation on AI Ethics agreed by all the 193 member states during the 41st UNESCO General Conference at the end of 2021. With efforts from the Ad Hoc Expert Group, the UNESCO secretariate, reginal and intergovernmental consultations and negotiations, etc., the recommendation is a world … Continue reading Supporting the Implementation of UNESCO Recommendation on AI Ethics
Cross-Cultural Cooperation on Artificial Intelligence
Realizing global sustainable AI development requires international cooperation on AI infrastructures, ethical and governance frameworks and mechanisms of interactions and coordination, especially taking into account different cultural perspectives. Currently, there are many obstacles to achieving this goal, such as relatively lower interests to appreciate differences in cultures and values, distrust between cultures and coordination challenges … Continue reading Cross-Cultural Cooperation on Artificial Intelligence
The Ethical Norms for the New Generation Artificial Intelligence, China
On September 25th, the National Governance Committee for the New Generation Artificial Intelligence published the “Ethical Norms for the New Generation Artificial Intelligence”. It aims to integrate ethics into the entire lifecycle of AI, to provide ethical guidelines for natural persons, legal persons, and other related organizations engaged in AI-related activities. This set of ethical … Continue reading The Ethical Norms for the New Generation Artificial Intelligence, China
Global Cooperation on Artificial Intelligence is not a Zero-Sum Game
by Yi Zeng In the past 60 years, scientific research on artificial intelligence (AI) has evolved from simulating human intelligence to an enabling technology that advance human and social development. AI, a technology crucial to global digital advancement, is now the developmental priority of many countries and intergovernmental organizations. In the meantime, the impact of … Continue reading Global Cooperation on Artificial Intelligence is not a Zero-Sum Game
Overcoming Barriers to Cross-cultural Cooperation in AI Ethics and Governance
Achieving the global benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) will require international cooperation on many areas of governance and ethical standards, while allowing for diverse cultural perspectives and priorities. There are many barriers to achieving this at present, including mistrust between cultures, and more practical challenges of coordinating across different locations. In a paper titled "Overcoming … Continue reading Overcoming Barriers to Cross-cultural Cooperation in AI Ethics and Governance
Facial Recognition and Public Health Management Survey
Facial recognition technology plays an active role in different situations such as national and social security and daily life, but it also brings hidden dangers and challenges to privacy, security and so on. During public health-related events such as COVID-19, automatic detection techniques such as facial recognition play an active role in prevention and control. … Continue reading Facial Recognition and Public Health Management Survey
The Official Launch of ChinUK Centre for AI Ethics and Governance
On November 4th, 2019, a new bilateral China-UK Research Centre for AI Ethics and Governance (“ChinUK”) was officially launched. Led by Professor Yi Zeng of the Institute of Automation (CASIA) at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Professor Huw Price of LCFI, ChinUK aims to support exchanges and collaboration between scholars in China and the … Continue reading The Official Launch of ChinUK Centre for AI Ethics and Governance
Linking Artificial Intelligence Principles
Various Artificial Intelligence Principles are designed with different considerations, and none of them can be perfect and complete for every scenario. Linking Artificial Intelligence Principles (LAIP) is an initiative and platform for synthesizing, linking, and analyzing various Artificial Intelligence Principles World Wide, from different research institutes, non-profit organizations, non-governmental organizations, companies, etc. The efforts aim at understanding … Continue reading Linking Artificial Intelligence Principles
Establishing a China-UK Initiative for AI Ethics and Governance
The China-UK Research Centre for AI Ethics and Governance (The ChinUK Centre, for short) is a cross cultural and transdisciplinary Centre. Through linking Eastern and Western wisdom, the Centre is aimed at Bridging efforts from China and UK to share, interact, and complement efforts about AI Ethics and Governance to ensure AI develops for humanity … Continue reading Establishing a China-UK Initiative for AI Ethics and Governance