Artificial Intelligence and its Implications for the Information and Communication Space: Launch of the Policy Recommendations

The Forum on Information and Democracy established an international policy working group, led by 14 diverse experts, to develop recommendations for safeguarding our democratic information space.

Artificial Intelligence and its Implications for the Information and Communication Space: Launch of the Policy Recommendations

This launching event of the Policy Recommendations on “Artificial Intelligence and its Implications for the Information and Communication Space” is organised by the Forum on Information and Democracy in cooperation with the Center for Human-Compatible Artificial Intelligence (United States), Florence School of Transnational Governance – EUI (Italy), O Instituto Brasileiro de Ensino, Desenvolvimento e Pesquisa (Brazil), Research ICT Africa (South Africa) and SciencesPo PSIA Tech and Global Affairs Innovation Lab (France).

The webinar will be held online on 28 February 2024 from 18:00 to 20:00 (CET). The agenda and connection link will be sent to registered participants.

The global launch will also include 5 in-person panel discussions in UC Berkeley, Brasilia, Cape Town, Florence and Paris. The agenda and location details will be sent to registered participants.

Join the global launch to learn about the recommendations for states and AI companies, entities and platforms. These measures will ensure the safe and responsible development and deployment of AI systems, establish appropriate liability and accountability regimes, incentivise ethical AI, and establish governance and oversight mechanisms.

Speakers include:

  • Christophe Deloire, Chair of the Forum on Information and Democracy
  • Gabriela Ramos, Assistant Director-General for Social and Human Sciences, UNESCO
  • Laura Schertel Mendes, Lawyer and Professor of Civil Law, IDP
  • Jonathan Stray, Senior Scientist at the Berkeley Center for Human-Compatible AI
  • Rachel Adams, Research ICT Africa
  • Marta Cantero Gamito, Florence School of Transnational Governance, EUI

About us

Check First is a leading Finnish software and methodologies company, spearheading adversarial research techniques. We believe that everyone should be able to understand how and why content is presented to them. We advocate for online clarity and accountability, building solutions to attain this goal. Partnering with leading institutions, regulators, NGOs and educators, we aim at curbing the spread of disinformation and foreign influence manipulations.

Our story