AI Governance Events
AI Governance Roundtable—
Responsibility For AI:
How should responsibility for AI systems be allocated between developer and deployer?
Produced by the AI Governance Pillar at AI Singapore,
now part of the NUS Artificial Intelligence Institute
This is the first of a series of roundtables convened by AI Singapore for representatives from industry, government, and academia to discuss Responsible AI. Such discussions are typically too narrow and too broad. Too narrow in that a few voices dominate the discussion – notably those in the United States and Europe, with China sometimes included. Too broad in that discussion is often limited to generalities and principles. This project aims to address both aspects of this problem, involving a wider set of stakeholders — in particular those from Southeast Asia — in more focused discussions of specific challenges in the application of Responsible AI to particular questions.
As AI systems become more complex and pervasive, properly allocating responsibility to developers, deployers, and other stakeholders will be an important aspect of managing risk. To that end, the AI Governance pillar of AI Singapore convened a roundtable to delve into the critical issue of allocating responsibility and accountability within the AI ecosystem. The aim was to cultivate an environment where AI could be used responsibly and with clear lines of accountability. The forum brought together perspectives from industry, government, and academia. Key insights included the identification of new stakeholders who should bear what kind of responsibilities, like end users who supply prompts that initiate AI’s outputs, and the examination of the dynamics of interactions among stakeholders like regulators, developers, and deployers. The discussion emphasized the intricate relationships among these groups and their influence on the AI ecosystem.
Funding: This roundtable was founded via a charitable grant from Google.org, as part of Google’s Digital Futures Project.
