Areas for future action in the responsible AI ecosystem

Over the past decade, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has prominently entered the public conscience and debate. As a general-purpose technology, it has unprecedented potential to advance societal well-being, economic progress and address many of the most pressing challenges of our times. Yet, it also comes with significant risks, and decisions and mechanisms that are taken and designed today will set the course for decades to come. It is in this context, that the Global Partnership on AI (GPAI) was formed —to help promote and foster the responsible development and use of AI globally— in line with societal values, preferences and needs. This report, produced by The Future Society in collaboration with the GPAI Responsible Development, Use and Governance of AI Working Group (“Responsible AI Working Group” or “RAIWG”), serves as a first step in supporting GPAI’s mission. In preparation for the first GPAI plenary in December 2020, it aims to provide a high-level review of the landscape, an analysis of opportunities and gaps by delving into a subset of diverse initiatives, and recommendations that may steer the future agenda of the GPAI Responsible Development, Use and Governance of AI Working Group.