This panel will consider the recent developments related to global AI policy, including finalization of EU AI Act, trends in US policy, and how companies are considering new approaches to developing tools and best practice in response to these discussions. What are the most effective methods and tools to support the implementation of policy frameworks? How can we grow transparency and accountability between policy makers and AI companies and labs? How can AI policy meet the challenges posed specifically by generative AI/foundation models?

The recent explosion of generative AI and synthetic media has created a multitude of opportunities for the responsible and harmful use of these tools: prosocial use cases like the BBC’s use of AI to swap protestors’ faces in Hong Kong to responsibly report on their activism; and uses that result in  real world harm like an AI-generated image of smoke coming out of the Pentagon causing dip in the stock market. This panel will examine the societal impact of generative media and potential mitigation strategies.

As AI systems become more powerful and more ubiquitous, now is the time to take action and implement ethical and inclusive practices. This session will announce the members of the Global Task Force on Inclusive AI, including leaders from the technology industry, academia, and civil society and discuss the need for engaging global voices and citizens in generative AI development and how this can contribute to rooting out algorithmic discrimination, safeguarding rights, and promoting equitable innovation.