EqualAI concluded its third responsible AI summit in Washington, D.C., with direction for developing metrics for responsible AI Governance programs and a commitment to reducing the challenges of AI adoption across sectors. The RAND-cosponsored Responsible AI Summit featured speakers Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD), Elizabeth Kelly (Director of U.S. Safety Institute), and EEOC Commissioner Keith Sonderling.
At the summit, these leaders came together to engage in critical discourse and gain insights on responsible AI best practices from cross-sector leaders – including representatives from AWS, Verizon, PepsiCo, M&T Bank, Northrop Grumman, and Google DeepMind – and grew their network of responsible AI professionals as they addressed pressing issues surrounding responsible AI governance.
“Internal governance is a key piece in building AI systems that are trustworthy. Once again, our community came together to support soft governance and align on best practices all companies and organizations can and should take to overcome challenges in AI governance,” said EqualAI President and CEO Miriam Vogel. “The critical conversations and alignment on metrics over the course of our summit have taken us a great step forward to achieving safe, responsible, and accessible AI systems that are built for a broader cross section of our population.”
In recent years, many companies have taken the first step of adopting AI principles, but challenges emerge in the next phase of operationalizing those concepts. Often these questions are identical, no matter the size and vertical in which the organization operates. At the summit, business executives – who are developing or using AI for critical functions and are members of EqualAI’s groundbreaking Badge Program, where they are highly trained to implement best practices and allow their brands to be recognized for their responsible and trustworthy practices – spoke amongst key federal policymakers about how to meaningfully lead in this space. This should no longer be an area where companies and organizations are navigating in silos, a key issue that these summits correct.
“I am continuously inspired by the Equal AI Badge Program and its role in shaping ethical AI governance. By collaborating with leading experts, the program continues to advance inclusive and responsible practices and drive substantial impact at PepsiCo and beyond,” said Dr. Athina Kanioura, PepsiCo Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer.
By the concluding remarks of the summit, participants aligned on common practices and challenges around developing, acquiring, and deploying AI systems, specifically, discussing challenges in evaluating models and applications, methods for prioritization as well as metrics and tools for monitoring and evaluation of AI systems. EqualAI plans to release a white paper discussing best practices on these topics and more from the summit in coming months. For more information about the EqualAI summit and ongoing initiatives, please visit https://www.equalai.org/
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