A recording of DG WG public session from the 2nd GPAI Summit is published!
A recording of the public session of the Data Governance Working Group (DG WG) of 12 November 2021 has been published. DG WG’s public session took place within the 2nd GPAI Summit, held from 11 to 12 November 2021 in Paris, France. The latter included reporting on study topics from all ten working groups, including reporting from the DG WG. The DG WG public session is now also available on the GPAI Youtube channel. If you missed the live broadcast, you are invited to watch!
The goal of DG WG, whose co-chairs are dr. Maja Bogataj Jančič, LL.M., LL.M. and Jeni Tennison, Ph.D. D., OBE, is to gather evidence, design research, implement useful artificial intelligence projects and provide expertise in data management, and promote the collection, use, sharing, archiving and deletion of artificial intelligence data in ways consistent with human rights, inclusion, diversity, innovation, economic growth and societal benefits, while DG WG strives to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
DG WG implemented the following projects in 2021:
– Facilitating the sharing of data for public benefit through a data trust
– Promoting data justice research and practice
The DG WG public session is now available on the GPAI Youtube channel. You are cordially invited to view the recording!
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