AI Futures

The OECD Expert Group on AI Futures engages in an interactive scenario explorations exercise looking into potential future benefits and risks of AI, and how policymakers can begin to address and shape them in the present.

It is important to address the risks and challenges of emerging technologies. The OECD is developing an anticipatory policy framework to embed values into technologies and engage stakeholders early. By using upstream design principles and tools, it strives to balance technology advancement with just transitions and societal values.

Stuart Russell, Professor at University of California, Berkeley and Director of the Center for Intelligent Systems, presents his thoughts on what AI and generative AI are, what AI can become and how policy makers and other AI actors can and should try to manage the risks related to AI use.

In this keynote presentation, Hiroaki Kitano shares his thoughts on how policy makers and AI actors can ensure that AI is resilient and responsible. This presentation is part of the OECD.AI Expert Group’s Forum on Foresight and Generative AI, held on 19 April 2023 at the OECD.

Rebecca Finlay, CEO of Partnership on AI, shares her optimistic view on the future of AI. She points out all of the great transformative things that AI is already doing in areas like healthcare to support a beneficial future for people in society. She also underlines the need for actors from all sectors to work together in fora like the OECD.AI Network of Experts to make AI safe and work for everyone.

The OECD Secretariat announced the new report “AI language models: Technological, socio-economic and policy considerations”, which puts forward policy considerations associated with AI language models through the lens of the OECD AI Principles. It also includes a focus on the risks and ethical questions posed by LMs.

As artificial intelligence reshapes our futures, what do OECD’s stakeholders consider to be the opportunities and challenges for work, innovation, productivity and skills? In this roundtable session, representatives from business (Business at OECD), labour (TUAC), civil society (CSISAC) and the technical community (ITAC) will share their views and offer insights from their communities on the evidence gaps and policy priorities where the OECD can advance the debate.