AI Policy and Governance Working Group
Working Group Members*
Aaron Maniam
Alondra Nelson
Andrew Strait
Andrew Trask
Ben Garfinkel
Brian Christian
Christine Custis
Dan Hendrycks
Daniel E. Ho
David Krueger
Deep Ganguli
Dorothy Chou
Helen Toner
Iason Gabriel
Inioluwa Deborah Raji
Irene Solaiman
James W. Phillips
Jaan Tallinn
Janet Haven
Karine Perset
Marc Aidinoff
Marc-Etienne Ouimette
Marietje Schaake
Matthew Botvinick
Matthew J. Salganik
Miranda Bogen
Nathan Lambert
Rishi Bommasani
Rumman Chowdhury
Samuel R. Bowman
Sébastien Krier
Solon Barocas
Sorelle Friedler
Stephanie Ifayemi
Suresh Venkatasubramanian
William S. Isaac
Zoë Brammer
Recent, rapid developments in artificial intelligence (AI) have the potential to improve the lives of many people across the world. These same developments have also highlighted the harms and risks posed by AI systems and tools, and the need for innovative policy and governance to address these challenges.
Calls for effective, agile governance to ensure that AI systems and tools are developed and used responsibly have come from many quarters, including from researchers, industry, policymakers, civil society, and the public. These varying perspectives suggest a continuum of proximate and future areas of concern, including bias and discrimination, destabilization of the employment sector and in worker experience, security vulnerabilities, sustainability issues, the erosion of democracy and public trust, catastrophic outcomes, and more.
Members of the AI Policy and Governance Working Group (AIPGWG) represents a mix of sectors, disciplines, perspectives, and approaches. Despite these differences, we agree that both present-day harms and neglected risks on the horizon warrant urgent attention in order to fulfill the public’s legitimate expectation of safety and respect for their rights. We also agree that it is not only possible but necessary to address the multitude of concerns raised by the expanding use of artificial intelligence systems and tools and their increasing power. We recommend actionable policy solutions.
On September 30, 2023, the AIPGWG submitted recommendations concerning global AI governance to the United Nations Secretary-General’s Envoy on Technology.
On June 12, 2023 the AIPGWG submitted recommendations concerning 1) evaluation of AI systems, and 2) access to AI models and systems to encourage transparency and accountability in response to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) Request for Comment on AI Accountability Policy.
The scale of social, political, and economic change that may be effectuated by the expanding use of AI systems and tools warrants broad discussion. The AIPGWG organizes events that engage the public in discussion of the societal implications of AI.
*Members of the working group are participating in their personal capacities and these recommendations do not reflect the perspective of any of the organizations with which they are affiliated.
Related materials:
Dr. Alondra Nelson, Statement to the U.S. Senate AI Insight Forum on Innovation, October 2023
AI in the Open: Responsible Innovation for Access, Accountability, and Discovery
March 14, 2024
This expert panel considered thoughtful policies and approaches to maximize the potential benefits of AI, while protecting the public interest, and explored how to balance the open sharing of AI models, a cornerstone of responsible innovation, with robust protections of privacy concerns and against potential harm and misuse. The panelists included Lance Askildson, Provost of the Chaminade University of Honolulu; Deep Ganguli, research scientist at Anthropic; Marietje Schaake, International Policy Director at Stanford University’s Cyber Policy Center; Helen Toner, Director of Strategy at the Georgetown Center for Security and Emerging Technology; and Gabriel Yanagihara, teacher at the 'Iolani School.
Presented in partnership with the Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture & Design, a center of the Doris Duke Foundation.
Building the World We Want: Artificial Intelligence and Global Governance
September 20, 2023
IAS scholar and writer Alondra Nelson led a discussion on the transnational impacts of artificial intelligence and the need for global collaboration with Karen Kornbluh, Distinguished Fellow for Technology and Competitiveness at the German Marshall Fund of the U.S. and former U.S. Ambassador to the OECD; Maria Ressa, CEO and President of Rappler and Nobel laureate; Olatunbosun Tijani, the Honorable Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy for the Republic of Nigeria; and Tim Wu, Julius Silver Professor of Law, Science and Technology at Columbia University, and an introduction from Director and Leon Levy Professor David Nirenberg.
Presented in partnership with the New York Public Library.
Steering AI for the Public Good
June 6, 2023
A panel of computer scientists, social scientists, technology developers, and policy advisors from the AI Policy and Governance Working Group discussed how the research community, industry, government, civil society, and the public can work collaboratively on strategies for the development of AI systems that embed a diverse and representative range of humanity’s priorities and advance democratic values. With Miranda Bogen, Brian Christian, Sorelle Friedler and William Isaac, in conversation with Harold F. Linder Professor Alondra Nelson, with an introduction from Director and Leon Levy Professor David Nirenberg.