AAAIP Gives Testimony in Strong Support of Massachusetts Bill Targeting AI Election Interference
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.
European Union Passes Landmark Artificial Intelligent Act. Dr. Hamid Ekbia Speaks on What it Means for the Global State of AI Regulation.
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.’”
Distinguished Professor Margaret Burnett to deliver opening keynote at Intelligent User Interfaces '24 Conference in March
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.
Autonomous Systems Policy Institute named an inaugural member of U.S. AI Safety Institute Consortium
The Autonomous Systems Policy Institute (ASPI), housed in the Maxwell School at Syracuse University, recently launched the Academic Alliance for AI Policy—a multi-university academic advisory body formed to serve as a resource for lawmakers, policymakers and others seeking to regulate and better understand AI.
Academic Alliance for Artificial Intelligence Policy Launches at the 2023 AI Policy Symposium
The Academic Alliance for Artificial Intelligence Policy (AAAIP) officially launched on October 27, 2023 at the AI Policy Symposium in Washington, D.C. The event welcomed researchers, academic leaders, policymakers and journalists from across the nation for discussions about innovations, vulnerabilities and the future of artificial intelligence.
The event served as the venue to launch the Academic Alliance for AI Policy, a cross-institutional academic advisory body formed to serve as a resource for lawmakers, policymakers and others seeking to regulate and better understand AI. Hamid Ekbia, director of ASPI and a University Professor, will lead the alliance.