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AI Governance Day - From Principles to Implementation

Recently, a significant shift has been observed, as regulatory bodies worldwide have begun
to codify these principles into concrete regulations, creating foreseeable regulatory pressure
on the development of AI.

For example, China has instituted an Algorithm Registry, and in October 2023, the President of
the United States issued an "Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development
and Use of Artificial Intelligence."

The European Union AI Act has perhaps gone furthest: it is set to enter into force in the second
half of 2024 and to become progressively enforceable over a 36-month period.

What is AI Governance Day?

AI Governance Day spotlighted the status of worldwide efforts to shape the future of AI
regulation – and hosted discussions on implementation strategies that are key to ensuring the
AI race leaves no one behind.
It spanned a full day of interactive sessions, insightful discussions, and networking opportunities.

With a focus on fostering collaboration among prominent stakeholders, AI Governance Day
provided a platform for government ministers, regulators, industry leaders, academicians, civil
society, and UN representatives to engage in meaningful dialogue and chart the course for
effective AI governance frameworks.

As the day opened, ministers and regulators tackled these questions:
– What is the landscape of AI governance, and how will it evolve?
– How do we implement AI governance frameworks?
– How do we ensure inclusion and trust?

Bringing AI governance discussions into focus

Afternoon sessions, open to the public, featured distinguished speakers and thought leaders,
including high-level government officials to representatives from leading international
organizations, reporting on the morning's outcomes and providing the state of play of major
global AI governance processes.

Panel discussions included these topics:

– The government's AI dilemma: How to maximize rewards while minimizing risks?
– Leveraging the UN system to advance global AI governance efforts
– The critical conversation on AI safety and risk
– To share or not to share: the dilemma of open-source vs proprietary large language
models
– Harmonizing high-tech: The role of AI standards as an implementation tool

We hope that the results of the discussions and the many new connections being made among
the participants will assist in moving AI governance forward from principles to implementation.

Robert F. Trager, University of Oxford; Director, Oxford Martin AI governance initiative; senior
research fellow, Blavatnik School of Government; International governance lead, centre for the
governance of AI. Professor Trager moderated AI Governance Day.

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