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Acclaimed scholar & writer Alondra Nelson leads a discussion on the transnational impacts of artificial intelligence & the need for global collaboration.
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Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to improve the lives of many people across the world. The breakneck pace of its development has also highlighted its potential for harm-and the urgent need for robust & innovative policy & governance. Speaking with a panel of experts, Alondra Nelson examines what forms of global collaboration are needed to address issues such as inequality & climate change, privacy protections, & human rights. From shared regulation & alignment of democratic laws, to equitable benefit distribution, to the prevention of dangerous AI proliferation, to the consolidation of power & more, the evolving nature of AI-combined with its global impact-requires the untangling of complex dynamics to provide a clear picture for effective future policymaking & to engender a more just & safer world.
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ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Alondra Nelson is the Harold F. Linder Professor at the Institute for Advanced Study. A former deputy assistant to President Joe Biden, she served as acting director of the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy. At OSTP, Nelson drove strategy to develop science & technology policy that expands economic opportunity & ensures that innovation works to strengthen democratic values. She led the development of the White House's AI Bill of Rights, which lays the groundwork to safeguard people's rights & access to opportunities as algorithms & AI reach further into our lives. She was previously president of the Social Science Research Council, & in this role developed a series of initiatives that brought research to bear on the impact of technology platforms on society. An acclaimed researcher, Nelson is the author of several books, including The Social Life of DNA. Her essays, reviews, & commentary have been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, BBC, Wired, & Science. She is a distinguished senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, & a member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, & the Council of Foreign Relations.
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