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HumaneAI partners contribute to OECD AI principles
28 May, 2019
HumaneAI partner Jozef Stefan Institute with expert Marko Grobelnik has been involved in designing the OECD AI Principles which are the first such principles signed up to by governments and have been discussed also in the HumaneAI project. On 22 May 2019 the OECD member countries approved the OECD Council Recommendation on Artificial Intelligence. Beyond […]
HumaneAI co-chairing a session at AI for Good Summit
25 May, 2019
HumaneAI partner Virginia Dignum from Umeå University is co-chairing a session at AI for Good Summit this week to discuss the similarities and differences of different guidelines (IEEE, EAD, EU and OECD) and the potential issues of having alternative proposals for guidelines, together with representatives from the groups who created the guidelines and several ‘users’ […]
H2020 Call on European Network of Artificial Intelligence Excellence Centres: Information and Brokerage day
22 May, 2019
HumaneAI partners are attending the match-making brokerage day on 28 May 2019 in Brussels for the call on European Network of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Excellence Centres. Besides the presentation from the European Commission on information needed to participate in the call for proposals, we will be activelly looking for networking opportunities with representatives of other […]
The Government AI Readiness Index 2019: How is Europe Doing in Comparison to the Rest of the World
21 May, 2019
Over the past few months, Knowledge 4 All Foundation, a key partner in the HumaneAI project and the Artificial Intelligence for Development (AI4D) initiative to advance AI in the Global South, partnered with Oxford Insights, an international public sector consultancy specialising in AI, and IDRC which prepared the second edition of the Government AI Readiness […]
HumaneAI presentation at DG CONNECT
20 May, 2019
The representatives of the HumaneAI project had a meeting with Khalil Rouhana, Deputy Director-General in DG CONNECT and his team to present the projects ambition to match the European Commissions’ vision of Human Centric, Ethical, and European AI. HumaneAI is a consortium of 35 partners from 17 countries, with the know-how and a plan to […]
HumaneAI project becomes reality
11 April, 2019
The Humane AI kick-off meeting was held on 11 April 2019 at the CINIQ center in Berlin with all partners attending. Humane AI, with project number 761758, is funded under the topic “FET FLAGSHIPS – Tackling grand interdisciplinary science and technology challenges” of European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. The focus is on […]
European Communication to Member States fits the vision of HumaneAI
8 April, 2019
The Commission published a European strategy in AI in April 2018. The strategy places people at the centre of the development of AI — human-centric AI. It is a three-pronged approach to boost the EU’s technological and industrial capacity and AI uptake across the economy, prepare for socio-economic changes, and ensure an appropriate ethical and […]
European Commission supports a vision of Human Centered artificial intelligence
8 April, 2019
The Commission presented on 8 April 2019 next steps for building trust in artificial intelligence by taking forward the work of the High-Level Expert Group. Building on the work of the group of independent experts appointed in June 2018, the Commission is launching a pilot phase to ensure that the ethical guidelines for Artificial Intelligence […]
