Information Governance in the AI age
In late March 2024, the Australian Senate resolved that the Select Committee on Adopting Artificial Intelligence (AI), be established to inquire into and report on the opportunities and impacts for Australia arising out of the uptake of AI technologies in Australia, including consideration of: recent trends and opportunities in the development and adoption […]
The European Parliament and Council of Europe have now approved the landmark EU Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act). The AI Act takes a risk-based approach and categorises AI systems into four levels of risk – prohibited, high-risk, limited-risk, and minimal risk applications. AI practices that are prohibited include those using deceptive […]
The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has published its guidelines on generative Artificial Intelligence and personal data for EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies (EUIs). The guidelines aim to help EUIs comply with the data protection obligations set out in Regulation (EU) 2018/1725, when using or developing generative AI tools. Wojciech Wiewiórowski, […]
The International Scientific Report on the Safety of Advanced AI interim report sets out an up-to-date, science-based understanding of the safety of advanced AI systems. The work was overseen by an international Expert Advisory Panel made up of 30 countries including the UK and nominees from nations who were invited to the AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park in […]
On 3 May 2024, the OECD and partner countries released the updated AI Principles, which include five recommendations for policymakers. The updates respond to recent developments in AI and the rapidly evolving risks associated with newer technologies such as generative AI and foundation models. The 5 values-based principles are: Inclusive growth, […]
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) AI Resource Center – AIRC The NIST Trustworthy and Responsible Artificial Intelligence Resource Center (AIRC) is a platform to support people and organisations in government, industry, and academia—both in the U.S. and internationally—driving technical and scientific innovation in AI. The AIRC is […]
The U.S. National Security Agency’s Artificial Intelligence Security Center (NSA AISC) has published the joint Cybersecurity Information on Deploying AI Systems Securely in collaboration with CISA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD ACSC), the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (CCCS), the New Zealand […]
Australia’s Robodebt scandal provides some critical lessons for boards/governing authorities and senior executives implementing artificial intelligence (AI) and technology in both the public and private sectors. The emergence of AI governance guidance and standards, such as AS ISO/IEC 42001:2023 and NIST’s AI Risk Management Framework, are helpful tools for organisations […]
The Australian Government has published its interim response to the safe and responsible AI consultation held in 2023. The consultation process received over 500 submissions. Reflecting those submissions called for further guardrails on legitimate but high-risk uses of AI, as well as unforeseen risks from powerful ‘frontier’ models, the Response […]
In December 2023, the first international standard to help support organisations in the responsible development, delivery and use of AI was published ISO/IEC 42001 AI management systems standard. Standards Australia announced in February 2024 the adoption of ISO/IEC 42001, Information Technology – Artificial Intelligence – Management System. It is anticipated that ISO/IEC […]
The UK Government has released a guide to support organisations to better understand how AI assurance techniques can be used to ensure the safe and responsible development and deployment of AI systems. As the guide explains this requires ‘a multi-disciplinary and socio-technical approach to ensure that human values and ethical considerations are […]
On 18 December 2023, the International Standards Organisation (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) jointly released ISO 42001, which is a certifiable framework for an AI Management System to support organisations in the responsible development, deliver, or use of AI systems. This is the first international standard on AI and, it is […]
ISO/IEC 23894: 2023 provides guidance on how organisations that develop, produce, deploy or use products, systems and services that utilise artificial intelligence (AI) can manage risk specifically related to AI. The guidance also aims to assist organisations to integrate risk management into their AI-related activities and functions. It moreover describes […]
In January 2024, NIST published a report on AI security titled, ‘Adversarial Machine Learning: A Taxonomy and Terminology of Attacks and Mitigations’ which was authored by Apostol Vassilev (NIST), Alina Oprea (Northeastern University), Alie Fordyce (Robust Intelligence), Hyrum Anderson (Robust Intelligence). The publication develops a taxonomy of concepts and defines terminology in the field of adversarial machine […]
On 21 December 2023, the UN Secretary-General’s Advisory Body launched its Interim Report: Governing AI for Humanity. The report calls for a closer alignment between international norms and how AI is developed and rolled out. The central piece of the report is a proposal to strengthen international governance of AI by carrying […]
The James Martin Institute for Public Policy (JMI) has released a report, ‘Leadership for Responsible AI: A Constructive Agenda for NSW.’ The report outlines areas where NSW can take a leadership role in regulating and shaping the AI market while building public sector capabilities. The report suggests opportunities for the NSW […]
The Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Government Taskforce has made the first update to the Interim guidance on agency use of generative AI since its release in July 2023. This includes the introduction of two ‘golden rules’ and clearer principles. APS staff are encouraged to weigh the risks, benefits and impacts on […]
Australia was one of the 29 signatories to the Bletchley Declaration, which emerged from the global AI Safety Summit, where heads of state, senior ministers, AI leaders and other experts from across the globe congregated to set an international framework for developing safe AI. The Declaration provides that the agenda […]
Two days before the Bletchley Declaration on 30 October 2023 , U.S President, Joe Biden, issued his first Executive Order on the Safe, Secure and Trustworthy Development and Use of AI stating that his Administration ‘places the highest urgency on governing the development and use of AI safely and responsibly, […]
Given the push to build AI at ever increasing scale and the risks, this timely report from the AI Now Institute looks at the material costs and why concentration in compute is driving a race to the bottom. As the report explains, computational power, is a core dependency in building large-scale […]
