AI governance is a field of study that aims to understand and more effectively control the social contexts in which AI systems are developed. It's this all encompassing broad area of research that tries to sift through all of those different demands, he says. "I would assume then focusing on solving a very specific technical problem when you're designing algorithm, for example, makes half the battle just narrowing the problem space"
In episode 57 of The Gradient Podcast, Andrey Kurenkov speaks to Blair Attard-Frost.
Note: this interview was recorded 8 months ago, and some aspects of Canada’s AI strategy have changed since then. It is still a good overview of AI governance and other topics, however.
Blair is a PhD Candidate at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Information who researches the governance and management of artificial intelligence. More specifically, they are interested in the social construction of intelligence, unintelligence, and artificial intelligence, the relationship between organizational values and AI use, and the political economy, governance, and ethics of AI value chains. They integrate perspectives from service sciences, cognitive sciences, public policy, information management, and queer studies for their research.
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Outline:
* Intro
* Getting into AI research
* What is AI governance
* Canada’s AI strategy
* Other interests
Links:
* Once a promising leader, Canada’s artificial-intelligence strategy is now a fragmented laggard
* The Ethics of AI Business Practices: A Review of 47 Guidelines
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