Information Governance in the AI age
In the day between the U.S President’s Executive Order on AI and the Bletchley Declaration being signed, Singapore’s IMDA and AI Verify Foundation launched the “Generative AI Evaluation Sandbox”, a new initiative to build knowledge and develop new benchmarks and tests for generative AI (GAI) systems. This is part of the effort […]
Two recent examples where reliance was placed on Generative AI generated content have highlighted the risks and the consequences when independent checking and verification are not undertaken. One involved two lawyers in the US where closing submissions referred to Chat GPT generated cases that did not exist, and the other […]
The Centre for Responsible AI at UC Berkeley has released a practical Responsible Use of Generative AI Guide for Leaders and Managers, designed to support responsible AI adoption across organisations. This interactive resource offers structured guidance on assessing and implementing Gen AI use cases in alignment with ethical, legal, and operational […]
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office and The Alan Turing Institute have released a guidance to provide practical advice to organisations to help explain the processes, services and decisions delivered or assisted by AI, to the individuals affected by them. The guidance consists of three parts. Depending on your level of expertise, and […]
In the past few weeks, there have been media reports pointing out that Zoom’s updated Terms of Service introduced in March, would enable Zoom to use data collected for AI training purposes. Last week, the CEO of Zoom this has led Zoom to announce that it will not use data […]
Ethics in the Age of Disruptive Technologies: An Operational Roadmap (ITEC Handbook) by José Roger Flahaux, Brian Patrick Green, and Ann Skeet, offers organisations a strategic plan to enhance ethical management practices, empowering them to navigate the complex landscape of disruptive technologies such as AI, machine learning, encryption, tracking, and others […]
The Government’s Safe and Responsible AI in Australia Discussion Paper was released by Science and Industry Minister, Ed Husic MP released last week. The Discussion Paper canvasses existing regulatory and governance responses in Australia and overseas, identifies potential gaps and proposes several options to strengthen the framework governing the safe and responsible use of AI. The […]
Last month we brought you the UK Government’s White Paper released on 29 March 2023, to implement a pro-innovation approach to AI regulation and the EU’s AI Act with Tom Whittaker’s flowchart to assist in navigating the proposed EU AI. Tom Whittaker of Burgess Salmon (UK) has developed a further flowchart […]
The Human Technology Institute has just released a report into the The State of AI Governance in Australia providing a timely overview of how organisations are approaching the governance of AI in Australia today. Its findings are based on surveys, structured interviews, and workshops engaging more than 300 Australian company directors and […]
A new report published by the UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity (CLTC) aims to help organizations develop and deploy more trustworthy artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. A Taxonomy of Trustworthiness for Artificial Intelligence: Connecting Properties of Trustworthiness with Risk Management and the AI Lifecycle(opens in a new tab), by Jessica Newman, […]
Tom Whittaker of Burges Salmon UK has developed a flowchart to assist navigating the new EU AI Act. This new act is is extra-territorial and the obligations (and risk of penalties + enforcement) still arise where certain legal entities are based outside of the EU. Originally posted here
The UK Government released on 29 March a White Paper setting out plans for implement a pro-innovation approach to AI regulation. The intention is not to introduce AI legislation ‘too early’ and relies on collaboration between government, business and empowering regulators to take the lead. The principles to guide regulator […]
[Note: InfoGovANZ thanks Craig Bell for permission to republish his article here, which was first published on Ball in Your Court] I recently spent a morning testing ChatGPT’s abilities by giving it exercises and quizzes designed for my law and computer science graduate students. Overall, I was impressed with its […]
In collaboration with the private and public sectors, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a framework to better manage risks to individuals, organisations, and society associated with artificial intelligence (AI). The NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF) is intended for voluntary […]
The NSW Information and Privacy Commissioners have undertaken a high level scan of the national and international regulatory relevant to AI, which includes:
Read the full report here.
The UK Government has put forward proposals on the future regulation of Artificial Intelligence, to help develop consistent rules to promote innovation and protect the public. It comes as the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill is introduced to Parliament which will transform the UK’s data laws to boost innovation […]
All NSW government agencies are required from March 2022 to use the AI Assurance Framework. The Framework assists project teams using AI to comprehensively analyse and document their projects’ AI specific risks. It also assists teams to implement risk mitigation strategies and establish clear governance and accountability measures. Under the AI […]
The World Economic Forum published Pathways to Digital Justice report to address systemic legal and judicial gaps, and help guide law and policy efforts towards combating data-driven harms. This is particularly important with the increase in online activities and digitization of services, which – when misused – can present new […]
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet stressed the urgent need for a moratorium on the sale and use of artificial intelligence (AI) systems that pose a serious risk to human rights until adequate safeguards are put in place. She also called for AI applications that cannot be used […]
