2024 Series
Final Session Sept 25, 2024
8:00 am PST; 0:00 Tokyo; 17:00 CET (5pm Vienna)
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Welcome to Session 2 of 3: AI Challenges to Democracy
Michele Carroll
Executive Director, ISSIP
Silicon Valley, USA
Dr. Kazuyoshi Shimada
Manager of the Office for Diversity & Inclusiveness
Japan Science & Technology (JST)
Tokyo, Japan
Dr. Christine Leitner
Sr. Advisor & Co-Founder
Centre for Economics and Public Administration (CEPA)
London, UK / Vienna, AT
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AI Challenges to Global Democracy
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8:00 am PST (Silicon Valley); 0:00 Tokyo; 17:00 CET (5pm Vienna)
Get a bird's eye view of risks and benefits of AI to democracy.
Drill down on the positive & the possible enabled by AI
Propose for future research and institutional design.
Agenda Session 3: Defining Next Steps
(Research, Funding, Development Needed)
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8:00-8:04 | Welcome (Preliminary) Survey Findings Introduce Moderator/ Leads | |
8:04-8:10 | Moderators: Recap 1st 2 Events Session/ Frame Discussion | Kazuyoshi Shimada, JST (Japan) Christine Leitner, CEPA (London/Vienna) |
8:10-8:35 | Panel Insights (7 min ea) | Hiro Hamada - Araya (Japan) Lee Nackman - WinWinDemocracy.org (USA) Paul Timmers - Cerre, Oxford University (EU) |
8:35- 8:55 | Moderated Discussion | Moderators / All |
8:55-9:00 | Closing | Kazu, Christine, Michele |
Slides and event recording will be emailed to all registered participants. | ||
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AI Challenges for Democracy – Survey Findings (preliminary)
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AI Challenges for Democracy – Survey Findings (preliminary)
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AI Challenges for Democracy – Survey Findings (preliminary)
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AI Challenges for Democracy – Survey Findings (preliminary)
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Panelists & Moderators – “Defining Next Steps”
Manager of the Office for Diversity & Inclusiveness
Japan Science & Technology (JST)
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1st Session (June 21, 2024) Recap: Panelists & Moderators – “State of Play”
Manager of the Office for Diversity & Inclusiveness
Japan Science & Technology (JST)
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2nd Session (August 21, 2024) Recap: Panelists & Moderators – “The Opportunity & Progress”
Manager of the Office for Diversity & Inclusiveness
Japan Science & Technology (JST)
Lee Rainie
Director, Imagining the Digital Future Center,
Elon University
Ignacio Criado
Senior Lecturer / Associate Professor (with tenure). Director, ITGesPub Lab Research Group. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Jeffrey Borek
WW Program Director, Open Technology & Supply Chain Security, Office of the CISO at IBM
Takayuki Ito
Professor, Department of Social Informatics, School of Informatics
Kyoto University
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Panelists & Moderators – “Defining Next Steps”
Manager of the Office for Diversity & Inclusiveness
Japan Science & Technology (JST)
Remarks on AI and Democracy
Photo credit: Peshkova on iStock.com
Effective AI Regulation Will Fail
A Different Approach
Example: Disinformation
Research Needs
More Information
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Discussion
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NEXT: Please complete the brief Survey. White Paper in Q4
Get a bird's eye view of risks and benefits of AI to democracy.
Drill down on the positive & the possible enabled by AI
Propose for future research and institutional design.
Appendix
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Our panelists @Session 3
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Lee Nackman
Software and Management Consultant
Veteran software executive who combines technical depth with small- and large-team management expertise gained during a career spanning IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, IBM Software Group (WebSphere and Rational), Microsoft, HP, and a start-up.
Global technology experience in large enterprises, start-ups, integrations, and fast-growth business situations. Accomplished at product innovation, formulation and execution of product strategy, and building effective, innovative software development teams. Board member for early stage companies.
Paul Timmers
Research Associate Oxford University, Adjunct Prof European University Cyprus, Visiting Prof KU Leuven, Rijeka Univ, Chair Supervisory Board eGovernance Academy Estonia, CERRE Research Fellow, CEO iivii BV
Previously, he was Director at the European Commission/DG CONNECT where has held responsibility for legislation and funding programmes for cybersecurity, eID, digital privacy, digital health, smart cities, and e-government. At the European Commission, he was also a cabinet member of European Commissioner Liikanen.
He worked as manager of a software department in a large ICT company and co-founded an ICT start-up. He holds a physics PhD from Radboud University (Nijmegen, NL), MBA from Warwick University (UK), EU fellowship at UNC Chapel Hill (US), and a cybersecurity qualification from Harvard. His main interests are digital policy, geopolitics, and Europe. He frequently publishes and speaks on the interplay of digital developments with sovereignty, cybersecurity, industrial policy, and sectoral policies such as digital health and is regularly advising governments and think tanks.
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Our panelists @Session 3
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Hiro Hamada
Senior Researcher, Araya
Hiro is a Senior Researcher at Araya. He received his Ph.D in systems neuroscience at Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) in 2019. His research interests are cognitive neuroscience, computational neuroscience and phenomenology of consciousness.
He is participated in the project as a principal investigator for Goal 9 "Realization of a mentally healthy and dynamic society by increasing peace of mind and vitality by 2050” of the Cabinet Office's Moonshot Research and Development Program.
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Our panelists @Session 1
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Ryuichi Maruyama
Interim COO, AI Alignment Network
With a Master's degree in engineering, he spent eight years working at a scientific book publisher, followed by three years at a government think tank for science and technology policy, the Center for Research and Development Strategy at the Japan Science and Technology Agency.
He is now working as the interim COO of the AI Alignment Network, a non-profit organization whose mission is to create an ecosystem of researchers and practitioners in the field of AI alignment/AI safety in Japan.
Hiro Hamada
Senior Researcher, Araya
Hiro is a Senior Researcher at Araya. He received his Ph.D in systems neuroscience at Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) in 2019. His research interests are cognitive neuroscience, computational neuroscience and phenomenology of consciousness.
He is participated in the project as a principal investigator for Goal 9 "Realization of a mentally healthy and dynamic society by increasing peace of mind and vitality by 2050” of the Cabinet Office's Moonshot Research and Development Program.
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Our panelists @Session 1
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Ivar Tallo
Director General, GovConsult Foundation
With over 20 years in e-governance and ICT development in UN, Ukraine, etc., he specializes in driving digital transformation in the public sector. His career is dedicated to enhancing government efficiency, transparency, and service delivery through innovative technology solutions.
As the Director General at GovConsult Foundation, he lead a team of passionate individuals committed to advancing e-governance and e-government globally. His work involves spearheading strategic initiatives, promoting operational excellence, and building robust partnerships.
Kevin Clark
President, Content Evolution
Kevin Clark is an author, innovator, federation and community leader, avid alpine skier, and business metaphysics pioneer. Leaders seek out Kevin for his vibrant and forward-looking perspectives, innovative organization frameworks and strategies, voice-of-people insights & research, enduring brand identities and ecosystems, and customer experience and presence design.
He is Director emeritus IBM Brand & Values Experience, and the first global brand steward for ThinkPad notebook computers. Kevin led strategy, branding, customer experience, and intellectual property management for IBM Personal Systems Group, including PC Company, Printer Systems Group, and Retail Store Solutions– with a seat on the corporate Market Management Executive Board and the global Market Intelligence Leadership team.
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Our Keynote speaker @Session 2
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Giselle Mota
Chief of Product Inclusion at ADP | Creator of NFTY Collective
She is an inclusive futurist and innovative thought leader who is passionate about enabling inclusion in emerging technologies and product design.
Currently the Chief of Product Inclusion at ADP, she built and leads the practice of inclusion and equity throughout a 200+ product portfolio, ensuring an inclusive, responsible, and ethical methodology in development, design, and delivery cross-functionally. She has been named Top 100 in HR and Future of Work Thought Leader and has formerly served at ADP as Principal Consultant, providing future of work strategy and guidance to client executives and practitioners.
Giselle is also the creator of NFTY Collective, which focuses on bringing disability inclusion into web3, XR, and metaverse. She is also the founder of Versd, an inclusive innovation and strategic ventures group. She has also worked with NASA, PwC, and other organizations on inclusion and emerging tech projects.
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Our panelists @Session 2
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Jeffrey Borek
WW Program Director, Open Technology & Supply Chain Security, Office of the CISO at IBM
Experienced technology executive driving results through technology leadership, ecosystem engagement, and collaborative execution. Excellent cross-functional team skills which develop and drive business strategies. Highly regarded by clients, colleagues, and business partners for software industry knowledge, relationship skills, and the ability to drive ambitious goals in a highly competitive marketplace. International open source keynote speaker.
Lee Rainie
Director, Imagining the Digital Future Center, Elon University
He is the Director of Elon University's Imagining the Digital Future Center, a research initiative focused on the potential future impact of the digital revolution and what may lie ahead. The Center was established in 2000 and renamed with an expanded research agenda in 2024. Its mission is to discover and broadly share a diverse range of opinions, ideas and original research about the likely evolution of digital change, informing important conversations and policy formation.��Before that, he was founding Director of Internet and Technology research at the Pew Research Center, a non-profit, non–partisan “fact tank” that studies the social impact of the internet. He founded the Project in 2000. It was described by the American Sociological Association as the “most authoritative source of reliable data on the use and impact of the internet and mobile connectivity” and the ASA awarded him and the Internet Project its award for “excellence in the reporting on social issues award.”
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Our panelists @Session 2
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Ignacio Criado
Senior Lecturer / Associate Professor (with tenure). Director, ITGesPub Lab Research Group. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
J. Ignacio Criado is an associate professor at Department of Political Science and International Relations, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain. He has been visiting fellow at Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, and postdoctoral visiting scholar at Center for Technology in Government, State University of New York (SUNY at Albany). He is the author or co-author of books, chapters, and articles published in internationally recognized editorials and journals. He has collaborated in training courses and delivered consultancy projects on open government, e-government, and public sector reform. They include Latin American Center for Developing Administration (CLAD), UNESCO, OIJ, Spanish Agency for Policy and Service Quality Evaluation, Google Spain, and serveral other public agencies.
Takayuki Ito
Professor, Department of Social Informatics, School of Informatics, Kyoto University
His main research interests include Multi-Agent Systems, Group Decision Support Systems, Collective Intelligence, Crowd Intelligence, Consensus, Autoamted Negotiation, Computational Mechanism Design, Game Theory, Auction Theory, Intelligent Agents, Distributed Artificial Intelligence, Agent-mediated Electronic Commerce, Information Economics, and Reasoning under Uncertainty.
Recent Research Question: "Why People can Make A Consensus?" and "What is Consensus?”
He has tried to implement the consensus building AI agent in Afghanistan, where face-to-face consensus building is often risky in a social climate of constant ethnic conflict.
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Hosts
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Michele Carroll,
Executive Director, ISSIP
Michele has served as ISSIP’s Executive Director since mid 2022 and continues to serve as president of the international marketing company she founded in 1993. Carrollco Marketing Services has guided hundreds of service and technology providers and startups with US market entry and international growth. She has served as president of several institutions committed to learning, growth and innovation, from the International Society of Service Innovation Professionals (ISSIP), to the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) and MDUUC (working for inclusion and social justice).
Christine Leitner,
Senior Adviser, CEPA
Dr. Christine Leitner is a Senior Advisor and co-founder of the Centre for Economics and Public Administration (CEPA) in London where she focuses on public sector innovation programmes. Since 2013, she has been a Senior Policy Advisor at the Austrian Ministry for Digital and Economic Affairs. Before that she headed the Centre for European Public Administration at Danube University, Austria. From 2002 to 2010, she was the Director of the European e-Government Awards, a “lighthouse” project initiated and funded by the European Commission. Previously, she was Senior Lecturer at the European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA) in Maastricht.
https://issip.org/christine-leitner/
Kazuyoshi Shimada,
Manager, JST
He is a manager of Office for Diversity and Inclusiveness in Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST).
He has been working on making stories, strategies, and communities throughout communications with scientists and wider stakeholders. He has incorporated stakeholder engagement into the strategy-making and community building initiatives, with the aim of increasing the social value of the JST. Since 2003, he has worked for JST at the Department of Basic Research, Center for Research and Development Strategy, Center for Science Communication, Department for Promotion of Science in Society, and Washington D.C. Office prior to his present position.