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== Criticisms ==
== Criticisms ==
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In October 2020, Access Now, announced its official resignation from PAI in a letter. Access Now stated that it had found that there was an increasingly smaller role for civil society to play within PAI and that PAI had not influenced or changed the attitude of member companies or encouraged them to respond to or consult with civil society on a systematic basis. Access Now also expressed its disagreement with PAI’s approach to AI ethics and risk assessment, and its advocacy for an outright ban on technologies that are fundamentally incompatible with human rights, such as facial recognition or other biometric technologies that enable mass surveillance.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Access Now resigns from the Partnership on AI |url=https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/access-now-resignation-partnership-on-ai/ |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=Access Now |language=en}}</ref>
One point of controversy was regarding Apple in the early formation periods of Partnership on AI. This was not surprising given Apple’s history of independent action even when other tech giants collaborate. In 2015, Apple filed its own opposition to the [[Investigatory Powers Act 2016|UK’s Investigatory Powers bill]] (also known as the Snooper’s Charter) even though Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Twitter and Yahoo had all joined forces to oppose it <ref>{{Cite news |last=Hern |first=Alex |date=2016-09-28 |title='Partnership on AI' formed by Google, Facebook, Amazon, IBM and Microsoft |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/sep/28/google-facebook-amazon-ibm-microsoft-partnership-on-ai-tech-firms |access-date=2023-10-15 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>. Since then, Apple has joined Partnership on AI to aid with their missions and efforts.

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In October 2020, Access Now, announced its official resignation from PAI in a letter. Access Now stated that it had found that there was an increasingly smaller role for civil society to play within PAI and that PAI had not influenced or changed the attitude of member companies or encouraged them to respond to or consult with civil society on a systematic basis. Access Now also expressed its disagreement with PAI’s approach to AI ethics and risk assessment, and its advocacy for an outright ban on technologies that are fundamentally incompatible with human rights, such as facial recognition or other biometric technologies that enable mass surveillance. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Access Now resigns from the Partnership on AI |url=https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/access-now-resignation-partnership-on-ai/ |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=Access Now |language=en}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 10:04, 6 December 2023

Partnership on Artificial Intelligence to Benefit People and Society, otherwise known as Partnership on AI, is a nonprofit coalition committed to the responsible use of artificial intelligence. Coming into inception in September of 2016, PAI (Partnership on AI) grouped together members from over 90 companies and non-profits in order to explore best practice recommendations for the tech community. [1]Since its founding, Partnership on AI has experienced plethora of change with influential moments, comprehensive principles and missions, and generating more relevancy by every passing day.

History

The Partnership on AI was publicly announced on September 28, 2016 with founding members Amazon, Facebook, Google, DeepMind, Microsoft, and IBM, with interim co-chairs Eric Horvitz of Microsoft Research and Mustafa Suleyman of DeepMind.[2][3][4][5] More than 100 partners from academia, civil society, industry, and nonprofits are member organizations in 2019.[6]

In January 2017, Apple head of advanced development for Siri, Tom Gruber, joined the Partnership on AI's board.[7] In October 2017, Terah Lyons joined the Partnership on AI as the organization's founding executive director.[8] Lyons brought to the organization her expertise in technology governance, with a specific focus in machine intelligence, AI, and robotics policy, having formerly served as Policy Advisor to the United States Chief Technology Officer Megan Smith. Lyons was succeeded by Partnership on AI board member Rebecca Finlay as interim executive director. Finlay was named CEO of Partnership on AI on October 26, 2021.

In October 2017, Terah Lyons joined the Partnership on AI as the organization's founding executive director. Lyons brought to the organization her expertise in technology governance, with a specific focus in machine intelligence, AI, and robotics policy, having formerly served as Policy Advisor to the United States Chief Technology Officer Megan Smith. Lyons was succeeded by Partnership on AI board member Rebecca Finlay as interim executive director. Finlay was named CEO of Partnership on AI on October 26, 2021.

In October 2018, Baidu became the first Chinese firm to join the Partnership.[9]

In November 2020 the Partnership on AI announced the AI Incident Database (AIID),[10] which is a tool to identify, assess, manage, and communicate AI risk and harm.

In August 2021, the Partnership on AI submitted a response to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The response provided examples of PAI’s work related to AI risk management, such as the Safety Critical AI report on responsible publication of AI research, the ABOUT ML project on documentation and transparency in machine learning lifecycles, and the AI Incident Database. [11]The response also highlighted how the AI Incident Database involves some of the minimum attributes in NIST’s AI RMF, such as being consensus-driven, risk-based, adaptable, and consistent with other approaches to managing AI risk. [12]

On October 26, 2021, Rebecca Finlay was named CEO.[13]

In February 2023, the Partnership on AI (PAI) launched a novel framework aimed at guiding the ethical development and use of synthetic media. This initiative was backed by a variety of initial partners, including notable entities such as Adobe, BBC, CBC/Radio-Canada, Bumble, OpenAI, TikTok, WITNESS, and synthetic media startups Synthesia, D-ID, and Respeecher. The framework, which emphasizes transparency, creativity, and safety, was the result of a year-long collaborative process involving contributions from a wide range of stakeholders, including synthetic media startups, social media platforms, news organizations, advocacy groups, academic institutions, policy professionals, and public commenters.[14]

Programs and initiatives

The Partnership on AI has been involved in several initiatives aimed at promoting the responsible use of AI. One of their key initiatives is the development of a framework for the safe deployment of AI models. This framework guides model providers in developing and deploying AI models in a manner that ensures safety for society and can adapt to evolving capabilities and uses.[15]

In collaboration with DeepMind, the Partnership on AI has also launched a study to investigate the high attrition rates among women and minoritized individuals in tech.[16]

Recognizing the importance of explainability in AI, the Partnership on AI hosted a one-day, in-person workshop focused on the deployment of “explainable artificial intelligence” (XAI). This event brought together experts from various industries to discuss and explore the concept of XAI.[17]

Terah Lyons, Executive Director, Partnership on AI speaking at the AI for Good Global Summit 2018 15-17 May 2018, Geneva

In an effort to support information integrity, the Partnership on AI collaborated with First Draft to investigate effective strategies for addressing deceptive content online.[18] This initiative reflects the organization’s methodical approach to identifying and promoting best practices in AI.

The Partnership on AI is also creating resources to facilitate effective engagement between AI practitioners and impacted communities. [19]

In November 2020, the Partnership on AI announced the AI Incident Database (AIID), a project dedicated to indexing the collective history of harms or near harms realized in the real world by the deployment of artificial intelligence systems. The AIID, which shifted to a new special-purpose independent non-profit in 2022, serves as a valuable resource for understanding and mitigating the potential risks associated with AI.[20]

Most recently, PAI conducted the PAI's 2023 Policy Forum. This event, held in London, was a gathering of diverse stakeholders to explore recent trends in AI policy globally and strategies for ensuring AI safety. During the event, the Partnership on AI (PAI) unveiled their "Guidance for Safe Foundation Model Deployment" for public feedback. This guidance, shaped by the Safety Critical AI Steering Committee and contributions from PAI's worldwide network, offers flexible principles for managing risks linked to large-scale AI implementation. Participants included policymakers, AI professionals, philanthropy and civil society members, and academic experts. [21]

Partners and members

The Board of Directors of the Partnership on AI (PAI) as of 2023 includes:

Criticisms

In October 2020, Access Now, announced its official resignation from PAI in a letter. Access Now stated that it had found that there was an increasingly smaller role for civil society to play within PAI and that PAI had not influenced or changed the attitude of member companies or encouraged them to respond to or consult with civil society on a systematic basis. Access Now also expressed its disagreement with PAI’s approach to AI ethics and risk assessment, and its advocacy for an outright ban on technologies that are fundamentally incompatible with human rights, such as facial recognition or other biometric technologies that enable mass surveillance.[23]

References

  1. ^ Belfield, Haydn (2020-02-07). "Activism by the AI Community: Analysing Recent Achievements and Future Prospects". Proceedings of the AAAI/ACM Conference on AI, Ethics, and Society. AIES '20. New York, NY, USA: Association for Computing Machinery: 15–21. doi:10.1145/3375627.3375814. ISBN 978-1-4503-7110-0.
  2. ^ Hern, Alex (2016-09-28). "'Partnership on AI' formed by Google, DeepMind, Facebook, Amazon, IBM and Microsoft | Technology". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  3. ^ Waters, Richard (2016-09-29). "AI is 'Next Big Thing' to worry about". Financial Times. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  4. ^ Bindi, Tas (2016-09-29). "Amazon, Google, Facebook, IBM, and Microsoft form AI non-profit". ZDNet. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  5. ^ Rubin, Ben Fox; Cheng, Roger (2016-09-29). "The AI Super Friends assemble! (The 3:59, Ep. 115)". CNET. Archived from the original on 2016-09-30. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  6. ^ "New Partners To Bolster Perspective For Responsible AI". 24 September 2019.
  7. ^ Tilley, Aaron (January 27, 2017). "Why Apple Joined Rivals Amazon, Google, Microsoft In AI Partnership". Forbes. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
  8. ^ "Partnership on AI Announces Executive Director Terah Lyons and Welcomes New Partners - The Partnership on AI". The Partnership on AI. 2017-10-17. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
  9. ^ Taylor, Chloe (2018-10-17). "Baidu becomes the first Chinese firm to join US-led A.I. body". CNBC. Archived from the original on November 3, 2018. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
  10. ^ McGregor, Sean (2020-11-18). "When AI Systems Fail: Introducing the AI Incident Database". partnershiponai.org. Partnership on AI. Retrieved 2020-11-21. Avoiding repeated AI failures requires making past failures known. Therefore, today we introduce a systematized collection of incidents where intelligent systems have caused safety, fairness, or other real-world problems: The AI Incident Database (AIID).
  11. ^ Hongo, Hudson (2021-10-01). "PAI Submits Response to NIST's Request for Information on AI Risk Management Framework". Partnership on AI. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  12. ^ Hongo, Hudson (2021-10-01). "PAI Submits Response to NIST's Request for Information on AI Risk Management Framework". Partnership on AI. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  13. ^ "Rebecca Finlay named as CEO: A Letter from Eric Horvitz, Chair of the Board of Directors". Partnership on AI. 2021-10-26. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  14. ^ Sosa, Penelope (2023-02-27). "Industry Leaders and Advocates Launch Framework for Responsible Use of AI-Generated Media". Partnership on AI. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  15. ^ "PAI's Guidance for Safe Foundation Model Deployment". Partnership on AI. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  16. ^ "Investigating Challenges to Diversity in AI". Partnership on AI. 2021-01-30. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  17. ^ "Convening Across Industries". Partnership on AI. 2021-01-30. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  18. ^ "Taking a Methodical Approach to Best Practices". Partnership on AI. 2021-01-30. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  19. ^ "Inclusive Research & Design". Partnership on AI. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  20. ^ "AI Incidents Database". Partnership on AI. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  21. ^ "PAI's 2023 Policy Forum - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  22. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Our Team". Partnership on AI. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  23. ^ "Access Now resigns from the Partnership on AI". Access Now. Retrieved 2023-12-05.


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