International AI experts meet to advance responsible AI agenda

As governments around the world grapple with how to regulate the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI), world experts in AI standardization are meeting in Versailles, France this week to discuss how they can help.

Hundreds of AI specialists from 60 countries will be debating and advancing best practice guidance to help developers, users and regulators realize the potential of AI in a safe and responsible way as part of the biannual Plenary of the joint IEC and ISO committee for AI, SC 42.

Keynote speakers at the biannual meeting include Gabriella Ramos, Assistant Director-General for Social and Human Sciences at UNESCO; Acting Head of the OECD Division on AI and Emerging Digital Technologies, Karine Perset; and Ambassador Thomas Schneider, Chair of the Committee on AI for the Council of Europe.

International standards are already helping to guide developers, users and regulators in ways to ensure AI is deployed responsibly, but many challenges remain. Bias, trustworthiness, privacy and the environmental impact of AI are just some of the areas where SC 42 experts are developing solutions.

In addition, the committee is working on guidance related to many other aspects of AI that will enable it to reach its potential to do good in society in a safe and responsible way. This includes natural language processing, data quality, governance, risk management, functional safety and testing.

SC 42 Chair Wael William Diab said the plenary will enable important conversations to be had and work to be progressed to deliver globally relevant standards.

"Our committee and work programme are constantly growing and evolving to ensure we meet market and societal needs," he said.

"This includes building on our foundational standards, such as ISO/IEC 42001 for establishing an AI management system, as well as addressing specific concerns such as sustainability, privacy, risk management, unwanted bias and much more."

SC 42 develops international standards for AI, taking a holistic approach to consider the entire AI ecosystem. It looks at technology capability and non-technical requirements, such as business, regulatory and policy requirements, application domain needs, and ethical and societal concerns.

The committee organizes regular workshops on AI to discuss emerging trends, technology, requirements and applications as well as the role of standards. They bring together innovators at the frontier of AI development from diverse locations, sectors and backgrounds involved in research, deployment, standardization, startups, applications and oversight.

Hear more from Wael William Diab about SC 42 in this video.

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