Atlantic Council’s GeoTech Center organized another regional workshop, and I was happy to participate. I talked about elections and AI interferences. My main point is that concerns over AI interference are overblown at the moment, but there is a potential for growing interference in the future. The program included many experts and decision-makers in the region, and I could particularly observe developments in building regulatory frameworks.
A summary of the workshop:
Day 1 (September 9)
- Welcome Remarks
- Fireside Chat with Q&A (AI standards and governance)
- Icebreaker Session (AI’s impact on work and key questions for the future)
- Design Thinking Workshop: Part 1 (Introduction to design thinking)
- Panel 1: Empowered by AI – Regional Problems, Regional Solutions (AI for sustainable development and local contexts)
- Panel 2: Trustworthy AI (Best practices for transparent and unbiased AI systems)
- Spotlight Presentation (Tentative: Chief Scientist for Research, Cyprus)
- Panel 3: AI and Skilling (Preparing workforces for AI-driven job markets)
Day 2 (September 10)
- Site Visit (Cerebrum Technologies, İstanbul)
- Spotlight Presentation: AI and Communication (Prof. Erkan Saka)
- Panel 4: iVote – Elections in the Age of AI (AI’s influence on electoral processes)
- Design Thinking Workshop: Part 2 (Building the problem statement)
Day 3 (September 11)
- Panel 5: AI for Information Security (AI in cybersecurity and data privacy)
- Design Thinking Workshop: Part 3 (Solutions development)
- Feedback and Closing
These topics address various aspects of AI, including governance, trustworthiness, regional solutions, workforce development, election integrity, and information security.
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