Andreas Krause appointed to UN's Advisory Board on Artificial Intelligence
Together with experts from around the world, the Chairman of ETH AI Center and head of ETH's Learning and Adpative Systems Group will work on recommendations for international governance of AI.
In the face of pressing technical breakthroughs, the United Nations has launched a external page global AI Advisory Body to work on risks, opportunities and international governance of the technology earlier this week. Bringing together experts in relevant disciplines from around the world, the body will provide perspectives and options on how AI can be governed for the common good, aligned with human rights and the Sustainable Development Goals.
Renowned voices from around the world
Amongst the experts appointed to the Advisory Board is Andreas Krause, Chair of the ETH AI Center and head of the Learning and Adaptive Systems Group at Department of Computer Science (D-INFK), ETH Zürich. The list of members also includes Mira Murati, CTO of OpenAI, Petri Myllymäki from University of Helsinki, Nazneen Rajani, Research Lead at Hugging Face, Marietje Schaake, International Policy Director at Stanford University 's Cyber Policxy Center, Natasha Crampton, Chief Responsible AI Officer at Microsoft and roughly 30 other experts from around the world.
The operations and secretariat of the new Advisory Board are anchored in the office of Amandeep Gill, the UN Secretary-General's Envoy on Technology.
According to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, the main reasons for establishing the advisory board are two-fold: on the one hand, the UN wants to make sure developing economies can tap into the technologies' potential, on the other hand, malicious actors should be restrained: “For developing economies, AI offers the possibility of leapfrogging outdated technologies and bringing services directly to people who need them most. The transformative potential of AI for good is difficult even to grasp. And without entering into a host of doomsday scenarios, it is already clear that the malicious use of AI could undermine trust in institutions, weaken social cohesion and threaten democracy itself,” so quotes the press release Mr. Guterres.
Committed to advancing safe and trustworthy AI
Prof. Andreas Krause's appointment to the board follows his tireless commitment to safe and trustworthy AI as a researcher, university teacher, and AI innovator. In collaboration between the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs and the ETH AI Center, he co-initiated the Swiss Call for Trust and Transparency in AI, convening stakeholders from tech companies, NGOs, AI researchers and government experts and aiming to identify pragmatic approaches towards effective AI governance in a public-private partnership.
