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AI Governance Day - From Principles to Implementation

• Transparency and accountability

– Make AI systems transparent and accountable.
– Users should be informed when AI is involved in decisions.
• Cybersecurity and surveillance

– Protect AI systems from cyber threats.
– Balance AI surveillance benefits with privacy and civil liberties.

4�6 Update from United Nations high-level advisory body on AI

Reporting live from Singapore where the United Nations High-level Advisory Body on AI (HLAB)
met for its third and final meeting in Singapore, 28-29 May 2024, were:

• Carme Artigas, Co-Chair of United Nations High-level Advisory Body on Artificial
Intelligence
• Amandeep Singh Gill, UN Secretary-General's Envoy on Technology
Carme Artigas, one of the two co-chairs of the United Nations High-level Advisory Body on
AI, recalled that the AI Advisory Body has been working since last October to address the
global governance deficit, especially concerning inclusivity and diversity. The Advisory Body
published an interim report in December 2023, and its final report was aimed to be published
in the early summer of 2024. She noted that the Advisory Body had conducted more than 40
consultations involving more than 1 000 experts and some 20 deep dives into thematic areas.

Carme Artigas highlighted the importance of increasing developing countries' capacities to
benefit from AI and the need for reliable, timely scientific information for policymakers.

Ms Artigas outlined six key conclusions from recent meetings:

1) providing reliable, scientific and timely information for policy makers on AI capabilities,
opportunities and risks;
2) linking existing governance efforts through regular dialogue;
3) promoting international cooperation around standards;
4) supporting the global South to avoid an AI divide;
5) pooling financial resources, expertise, data and compute to leverage AI for the Sustainable
Development Goals;
6) establishing a coordinating mechanism to avoid fragmented efforts and support a safe,
inclusive AI future.

“I want to share what we're feeling here: there is a momentum, and the momentum
is now. This is the moment when we need to connect all global efforts and take bold
decisions because what we are seeing when we're talking about governance is not a
hindrance, it is a capacity, an enabler for AI development for good.” (Carme Artigas)

Amandeep Singh Gill, the UN Secretary-General's Envoy on Technology, added that the
upcoming United Nations Summit of the Future (22-23 September 2024) offers a chance to
include AI governance in a global digital compact.

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