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AI Governance Day - From Principles to Implementation

Mr. Alan Davidson on the U.S. executive order

Mr. Alan Davidson discussed the U.S. approach to AI governance, starting with voluntary
commitments from leading AI companies and the issuance of an executive order by President
Biden. He highlighted the establishment of the U.S. AI Safety Institute and the need for
international collaboration.

"Just as an example, I will talk about the sustainable development goals, which, as many of you
know, we are on track to achieve just 12% of our goals in that space. In these benchmarks, we've
plateaued on many of them, and on some of them, we're actually regressing. But studies suggest
that AI could accelerate progress on 80% of the SDGs, in part by automating the work and
improving decision-making." (Alan Davidson)

Figure 24: Alan Davidson, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications
and Information, Head of the National Telecommunications and Information
Administration (NTIA)

Mr. Shan Zhongde on China's AI governance

Vice Minister Shan Zhongde emphasized China's commitment to AI ethics and the practical
steps taken to implement AI governance. He spoke about China's efforts to prevent risks,
promote transparency, and ensure equity and justice in AI applications.

"We are drafting and creating different strategies and methods, and through research, we
are progressing. We are working on different algorithms, and in that way, we are engaging in
in-depth work with AI to adopt a number of policies and regulations. We are also […] dividing
products in different categories: finance, health, transport systems. […] In all these fields we have
specific standards." (Shan Zhongde)

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