Crossing the artificial intelligence thin red line?

EPFL computer science professor tells conference that AI has no legitimate roll in defining, implementing, or enforcing public policy. Artificial intelligence shapes our modern lives. It will be one of the defining technologies of the future, with its influence and application expected to accelerate as we go through the 2020s. Yet, the stakes are high; with the countless benefits that AI brings, there is also growing academic and public concern around a lack of transparency, and its misuse, in many areas of life. It's in this environment that the European Commission has become one of the first political institutions in the world to release a white paper that could be a game-changer towards a regulatory framework for AI. In addition, this year the European Parliament adopted proposals on how the EU can best regulate artificial intelligence to boost innovation, ethical standards and trust in technology. Recently, an all-virtual conference on the ' Governance Of and By Digital Technology ' hosted by EPFL's International Risk Governance Center (IRGC) and the European Union's Horizon 2020 TRIGGER Project explored the principles needed to govern existing and emerging digital technologies, as well as the potential danger of decision-making algorithms and how to prevent these from causing harm.