On Wednesday 28 October, the House of Lords
International Relations and Defence Committee will hold a double
evidence session which will give the Committee the opportunity to
understand the perspectives of both the European Union and
low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs) towards the governance of
AI.
The first session will explore the EU's approach to questions of
AI regulation and whether the bloc possesses the capabilities to
shape debates on the global stage. The second session will look
at how developing countries approach AI and their aspirations
when it comes to the international governance of AI.
Evidence will start at 10.30am and can be watched live or
on demand at Parliament
TV or in person inCommittee Room 4A,
Palace of Westminster.
Giving evidence will be:
10.30am
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Daan Jujin, Director of Research at Arq
Foundation; and
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Nick Moës, Executive Director at The Future
Society.
11.30am
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Dr Rachel Adams, Director at Leverhulme Centre
for the Future of Intelligence; and
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Professor Balamaran Ravindran, Professor at
Indian Institute for Technology.
Questions will include:
- Many people characterise the EU, and Europe more widely, as
lagging behind China and the US across the AI stack. Would you
accept this characterisation? And, if so, can the EU hope to
shape the international environment on AI without greater
technological capability?
- To what extent is there alignment between the EU's approach
to global AI governance and the UK's approach? Do we see
convergence or divergence on what global norms, rules and
standards should look like?
- There has been significant fanfare about the passing of the
Council of Europe's Framework Convention on AI, which is
considered to be the first legally binding international treaty
on AI. How would you assess its significance?
- Much of the discussion surrounding low- and middle-income
countries and AI presents these states as a battleground for
competing US and Chinese interests. Would you accept such an
analysis? What do we gain and lose by adopting this perspective?
- How successful have multilateral international development
initiatives on AI been in spreading technological capability to
low- and middle-income countries?
- To what extent is the UK's approach to multilateral
governance of AI seen as compatible with the aspirations of low-
and middle-income countries? Is the UK seen as a viable partner?
