BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT, has warned that a lack of diversity in teams developing artificial intelligence (AI) could lead to in-built bias and discrimination in its decisions.
The comments are featured in a new report by the Committee for Standards in Public Life (CSPL), which examines whether the existing frameworks and regulations around machine learning […]
The Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V. (GI) has joined with the Fraunhofer Group for IUK Technology to honour 10 influential figures in German AI history at a special reception in Berlin.
The reception entitled, “Artificial Intelligence in Germany – Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow”, came out of the GI’s KI50 project which brought together a jury of 18 transdisciplinary […]
Croatia has taken over the Presidency of the European Council since 1 January 2020 for a six month term.
The Croatian-led priorities document includes digital aspects under each of the four strategic pillars, with ethics in AI highlighted.
One goal of the strategy is to curate discussions on the legal and ethical implications of artificial intelligence as […]
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An Associate Member of IFIP, CEPIS represents national informatics associations throughout greater Europe. Established in 1989 by nine European informatics societies, CEPIS has grown to represent over 450,000 ICT and informatics professionals in 29 countries.
The CEPIS Information Society SIN is […]
The $5 million IBM Watson AI XPRIZE will open Wildcard Registrations on September 6 for teams that believe they have an earth-shattering idea for an AI application.
This limited window is a great opportunity for teams involved in ground-breaking “AI for Good” projects; from revolutionising healthcare to changing how children are taught – the possibilities […]
Combined NITC/SEARCC Conference to Attract Over 1,000 ICT Professionals
Wednesday 30 August 2017 – Mike Hinchey, President of IFIP, the global federation of ICT professional associations, will formally open the combined NITC/SEARCC Conference in Sri Lanka next month.
Professor Hinchey will discuss the critical role ICT professionals play in enhancing the quality of life for people […]
The AI for Good Summit is fast approaching—and you’re not going to want to miss this historic gathering. The goal of the summit is to propose strategies for the development of AI applications and systems to help address the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals with focus on four central themes:
Privacy, Ethics and Societal Challenges
Common Good […]
Stephen Ibaraki, Founding Chair of the IFIP Global Industry Council (GIC) and Vice Chair of IFIP IP3 (International Professional Practice Partnership), last week chaired and presented a keynote address at the UN Headquarters New York ITU Briefing on the “AI for Good Global Summit”.
The briefing was a resounding success by all measures with high […]
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IFIP AI Expert Stephen Ibaraki Chairs United Nations AI Briefing
Stephen Ibaraki, Founding Chair of the IFIP Global Industry Council (GIC) and Vice Chair of IFIP IP3 (International Professional Practice Partnership), last week chaired and presented a keynote address at the UN Headquarters New York ITU Briefing on the “AI for Good Global Summit”. […]
This year we celebrated 60 years of Artificial Intelligence, although there were many individual discoveries and prototypes conducted before 1956, such as the work of von Berthalanfy, Alan Turing (from 1936), artificial neural networks (Warren McCulloch’s and Walter Pitts 1943), Norbert Wiener’s cybernetics (1948) and many others. We are now in what many call the […]
