News
CAIDP Opens Applications for Fall 2022 Research Group - Application form is here
Updates
EU and US Seek to Align on Tech Policy, But AI Goals Remain Unclear, CAIDP Update 3.10 (May 16, 2022)
France to Head European Council, CAIDP Update 3.03 (Jan. 25, 2022)
China Regulates Algorithms, CAIDP Update 3.02 (Jan. 11, 2022)
AI Issues to Follow in 2022, CAIDP Update 3.01 (Jan. 4, 2022)
UN Fails to Act on “Slaughter Bots," CAIDP Update 2.44 (Dec. 23, 2021)
US and UK to Promote Privacy Enhancing Technologies, CAIDP Update 2.43 (Dec. 9, 2021)
Council of Europe Experts Finalize AI Recommendation, CAIDP Update 2.42 (Dec. 2, 2021)
UNESCO Adopts Landmark Global Agreement on AI, CAIDP Update 2.41 (Nov. 25, 2021)
G20 Rome Leaders Advance AI Policy, Elevate Privacy, Gender Equality, CAIDP Update 2.40 (Oct. 31, 2021)
NATO Announces AI Strategy, CAIDP Update 2.39 (Oct. 22, 2021)
US Secretary Blinken at OECD on AI and Democratic Values, CAIDP Update 2.38 (Oct. 13, 2021).
European Parliament Moves to Ban Facial Surveillance, Predictive Policing, CAIDP Update 2.37 (Oct. 6, 2021)
Resources
Final Report on Artificial Intelligence in the Digital Age, Special Committee on Artificial Intelligene, European Parliament (May 4, 2022)
Artiticial Intelligence and Democratic Values, Turkish Policy Quarterly (Winter 21/22) with contributions by Ramos, Nemitz, Timmers, Sourdin, Hickok/Rotenberg, and others
European Law Institute, Model Rules on Impact Assessment of Algorithmic Decision-Making Systems Used by Public Administration (2022)
Analysis of EU AI Act (Nov. 2021)
Biometric and Behavioural Mass Surveillance in EU States, Report for the Greens/EFA in the European Parliament (Oct. 2021)
EPRS, Regulating Facial Recognition in the EU (Sept. 2021)
OECD, State of Implementation of the OECD AI Principles (June 2021)
UN Sustainable Development Goals, Resource Guide on AI Strategies (April 2021)
CAIDP Statements
CAIDP Statement to European Parliament on EU AI Act (May 10, 2022)
CAIDP Statement to T20 on Artificial Intelligence (March 23, 2022)
CAIDP Comments to OSTP on US National AI Strategic Plan (March 4, 2022)
CAIDP Statement to CAHAI on Legal Standards for AI (Nov. 23, 2021)
CAIDP Statement to UK Regarding AI Accountability (Nov. 17, 2021)
CAIDP Statement to C20 on Gender and Artificial Intelligence (Sept. 30, 2021)
CAIDP Statement to EU-US Trade and Technology Council (Sept. 20, 2021)
CAIDP Statement on Proposed EU AI Act (July 28, 2021)
AI Policy Events
Featured CAIDP Team Member
Tamra Moore
2021 CAIDP AI Policy Certificate
2022 Research Group Team Leader
CAIDP Events
AI, China, and Global Power
CAIDP Conversation with David E. Sanger
Moderated by Len Kennedy
24 February 2022
Professor Ben Shneiderman
CAIDP Graduation Ceremony
17 December 2021
CAIDP Hosts Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Democratic Values, 10 November 2021
CAIDP Conversation with Former White House Advisor John Podesta, 4 November 2021
CAIDP meets with Members of the European Parliament AIDA Committee, Washington, DC, 4 November 2021
Commentary
Marc Rotenberg, Foreword: Artificial Intelligence and Democratic Values: The Role of Data Protection, European Data Protection Law Review (Winter 2021)
Artificial Intelligence and Galileo's Telescope
review of the Age of AI by Henry Kissinger, Eric Schmidt, and Douglas Huttenlocher
Issues in Science and Technology
Marc Rotenberg
Next Steps on the AI Bill Of Rights, by Lorraine Kisselburgh and Marc Rotenberg, Washington Spectator (Nov. 2021)
Maintaining Control Over AI, Marc Rotenberg responds to Ben Shneiderman on Human-Centered AI, Issues in Science and Technology (Spring 2021)
Reference Books
The AI Policy Sourcebook is the first compendium of AI policy, providing essential information for policy makers, researchers, journalists, and the public. Edited by Marc Rotenberg, the AI Policy Sourcebook includes global AI frameworks, such as the OECD AI Principles and the Universal Guidelines for AI. The Sourcebook also includes materials from the European Union and the Council of Europe, national AI initiatives, as well as recommendations from professional societies, including the ACM and the IEEE.
Recent Publications
Marc Rotenberg, "Schrems II, from Snowden to China: Toward a New Alignment on Transatlantic Data Protection," European Law Journal (September 2020)
Marc Rotenberg, "Artificial Intelligence and the right to algorithmic transparency " in M. Ienca, et al, The Cambridge Handbook of Life Science, Information Technology and Human Rights (2021)
AI Ethicist Bookstore
CAIDP recommends the AIethicist Bookstore, powered by bookshop.org. Topics include: AI Ethics, Bias & Social Justice; Conext for AI and Data - Bias/Power/Injustice; and Dystopian Futures.
The books recommended here cover topics of AI ethics, big data & social impact, biased algorithms, privacy, lack of regulation or ethics around automated decision making.
There are also books that provide background on what cause these areas (and hence the data) to be historically unequal and what are the root causes of social and structural injustices in these areas - like policing, mass incarceration, welfare, housing, financial markets, communication, just to name a few.
Notable
Karen Hao, The coming war on the hidden algorithms that trap people in poverty, MIT Technology Review (Dec. 4, 2020)
Gabriela Zanfir-Fortuna, The A-Levels and IB Algorithms Fiascos Show Why Data Protection Should be Regulated Differently Than Privacy, The Medium (Oct. 13, 2020)
China's Surveillance State Goes Global, The Atlantic (September 2020).
". . . a world where technology promotes broad social inclusion based on fundamental rights, democratic institutions, and the rule of law."
- The Center for AI and Digital Policy
Marc Rotenberg – Commentary on AI Policy
“The United States must work with other democratic countries to establish red lines for certain A.I. applications and ensure fairness, accountability and transparency as A.I. systems are deployed . . . The rate of technological change is accelerating. Countries that seek to preserve fundamental rights must act before it is too late.”
- The Battle Over Artificial Intelligence (New York Times 2019)
"Algorithmic accountability is a complex topic, but the impact cuts broadly across life in America, from jobs and credit to housing and criminal justice."
“This critical question of automated decision-making lies at the heart of modern data protection law, ensuring fairness and transparency about the decisions impacting individuals.”
- Computers Privacy and Data Protection (Brussels 2017)
"Democratic countries should establish algorithmic transparency to ensure fairness and accountability in the digital world."
“I do want to emphasize how very important it is to move forward today on a project to establish algorithmic transparency and a set of framework principles for the deployment of AI that protects the interests of the individual.”
“As decisions are automated, processes become more opaque, less accountable. . . . At the intersection of law and technology — knowledge of the algorithm is a fundamental right, a human right”
- UNESCO Knowledge Café (Paris 2015)
"The United States needs comprehensive privacy legislation to safeguard the personal data of Americans. We must also establish an agency charged with advocating for the privacy interests of America. Surveillance technology takes hold quickly. There is not much time."
- Surveillance in China: Implications for Americans (New York Times 2019)