The Academic Alliance for AI Policy

Holding artificial intelligence accountable to public interest

Artificial intelligence is nobody's monopoly anymore -
no individual, no institution, no country, no corporation.

If there are benefits to be reaped from Al, they should be for everyone. If there are harms, we must have accountability. This requires oversight and regulation.

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The Academic Alliance for AI Policy brings together researchers and educators from across the country, in the name of accountability, oversight, and regulation among the field of artificial intelligence.

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AAAIP Gives Testimony in Strong Support of Massachusetts Bill Targeting AI Election Interference
AAAIP, AI regulation, AI Safety, 2024 election, synthetic content, deepfake
AAAIP Gives Testimony in Strong Support of Massachusetts Bill Targeting AI Election Interference
AAAIP, AI regulation, AI Safety, 2024 election, synthetic content, deepfake

If passed, bill S.2730 would ban the distribution of deceptive or fraudulent synthetic media messages which depict a candidate or political party set to appear on the state or local ballot within 90 days of an election. This week, Dr. Hamid Ekbia traveled to Massachusetts to provide testimony supporting the bill on behalf of AAAIP.

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AAAIP, AI regulation, AI Safety, 2024 election, synthetic content, deepfake
European Union Passes Landmark Artificial Intelligent Act. Dr. Hamid Ekbia Speaks on What it Means for the Global State of AI Regulation.
European Union, AI regulation, AI policy
European Union Passes Landmark Artificial Intelligent Act. Dr. Hamid Ekbia Speaks on What it Means for the Global State of AI Regulation.
European Union, AI regulation, AI policy

These regulations come as the U.S. Congress remains in the early stages of the process to set appropriate guardrails. According to Dr. Ekbia, director of the Autonomous Systems Policy Institute at Syracuse University and the leader of the Academic Alliance for AI Policy, the EU law “is certain to put pressure on other countries, especially the U.S., to come up with their own regulations. The question is, what type of regulation? Big players are going to put pressure on the Congress to ‘compensate’ for the EU’s constraint in the name of ‘innovation.’”

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Distinguished Professor Margaret Burnett to deliver opening keynote at Intelligent User Interfaces '24 Conference in March
AI policy, decision-making, inclusivity, intelligent user interfaces, HCI, explainable AI, diversity
Distinguished Professor Margaret Burnett to deliver opening keynote at Intelligent User Interfaces '24 Conference in March
AI policy, decision-making, inclusivity, intelligent user interfaces, HCI, explainable AI, diversity

In the keynote presentation, Dr. Burnett will discuss how to enable diverse individuals to assess an AI agent’s “goodness” according to their own needs. The conference will take place March 18-21 in Greenville, South Carolina.

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AI policy, decision-making, inclusivity, intelligent user interfaces, HCI, explainable AI, diversity