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AI and the future of African agriculture
How can AI help increase productivity and reduce losses in food production? And what ethical implications may ensue?
The development of AI may be one of the biggest events in the history of our species.
In his talk on The Future of Artificial Intelligence: Academia’s Role in Getting in Right at the IEAI Speaker Series on 23 July 2020, Prof. Price stressed the importance of planning and building the needed “infrastructure” within academia to support and foster discussions around AI-related issues.
TUM IEAI partners with Celonis on AI Ethics
In July, the IEAI signed a Letter of Intent with Celonis. The letter formalized our collective goal to promote AI ethics and bridge the gap between research and practice on responsible AI.
AI is useful, but it needs human control
Trust in AI technology is key, according to Dr. Clara Neppel, Senior Director of the IEEE European office in Vienna. In her talk about Using Ethics Standardization and Certification for Establishing Trust in the AI Ecosystem at the IEAI Speaker Series on 18 June 2020, she elaborated on this using a currently highly relevant example: the Corona Tracing App.
Participating in the public consultation of the “White Paper on Artificial Intelligence”
The Institute for Ethics in Artificial Intelligence - TUM took part in the public consultation on the “White Paper on Artificial Intelligence – a European Approach to excellence and trust” published on February 19, 2020 by the European Commission.
First RAIN-Africa Workshop
The first virtual workshop of the Responsible AI Network-Africa (RAIN-Africa) took place on Thursday, May 28th, 2020.