AI for Information Accessibility: From the Grassroots to Policy Action
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Ahead of the AI for Information Accessibility Conference 2024 and the roll-out of the Caribbean AI Policy Roadmap, Carnegie Council and the UNESCO Information for All Programme Working Group on Information Accessibility hosted a panel of diverse speakers on AI ethics and policymaking in the digital age. From Jamaica to Canada to Ukraine and beyond, how can citizens, civic institutions, and industry professionals work together to make sure that emerging technologies are accessible for everyone? What are common roadblocks that policymakers have to work through? And what are the principles that we all should keep in mind when thinking about responsibly using AI and other emerging technological systems? To register for the AI for Information Accessibility Conference, please go to: https://ai4iaconference.com/register-now/ Host: Cordel Green – Vice-Chair, UNESCO Information for All Programme (IFAP); Executive Director, Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica Moderator: Ayushi Khemka – Killian Doctoral Laureate, Department of Philosophy, University of Alberta Panelists: Stuart Hylton – Director of Assurance and Compliance Services, Symptai Consulting Limited Dariia Opryshko – Media Law Consultant & Philipp-Schwartz Fellow, University of Münster (Germany); Member, Working Group on Information Accessibility, UNESCO Information for All Programme (IFAP) Geoffrey Rockwell – Canada CIFAR AI Chair and Amii Fellow, University of Alberta Dibyadyuti Roy – Assistant Professor of Cultural Studies, Media Studies, and Digital Humanities, University of Leeds For more, please go to: https://carnegiecouncil.co/ai4ia2024
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