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How Should The Law Treat Artificial Intelligences?
In a recent issue, IEEE SPECTRUM Contributing Editor Steven Cherry interviews Law Professor Ryan Abbott of the University of Surrey in the United Kingdom on the legal implications of… Read more
EPPC Webinar Looks at New EU AI Policy Harmonization Proposal
On 30 June (1600 CEST), IEEE’s European Public Policy Committee (EPPC) is hosting a webinar exploring the EU approach to artificial intelligence, including possible roles and implications for the… Read more
Spectrum TechInsider: Focus on Technologists and AI Policy
As part of its TechInsiders series, SPECTRUM is offering a webinar on Thursday, June 3 (2:00 pm EDT) entitled “From Code to Congress: What technologists should know to participate… Read more
IEEE European Public Policy Committee Briefs Euro-Policymakers on Cybersecurity and Renewable Energy
Representatives of IEEE’s European Public Policy Committee (EPPC) held a pair of meetings recently with EU entities providing input to policy-deliberations on EU cybersecurity strategy and the European Green… Read more
IEEE TechEthics – UN Engagement on Sustainable Development
IEEE TechEthics is engaged in a new virtual event series with the United Nation’s Department of Economic and Social Affairs, which aims to share technology solutions and promote substantive… Read more
Addressing Governance Gaps to Enable Technology-Driven Pandemic Recovery
The World Economic Forum’s recently released Global Technology Governance Report suggests that “the emerging technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution have a vital role to play as we recover… Read more
Global Public Policy Community Established in IEEE Collabratec
A Global Public Policy Forum has been established in on the IEEE Collabratec community platform as a place to inform and engage IEEE members on national, regional and global… Read more
Earth Friendly AI, Protecting Privacy of Children Highlighted in IEEE Whitepaper
The IEEE Standards Association has released a report calling for engineers to consider the impact their work, especially in the field of artificial intelligence, will have on climate change,… Read more
Spectrum Profile of IEEE’s European Public Policy Efforts
From IEEE SPECTRUM (30 August 2019): IEEE’s public policy activities around the world have increased and risen in importance, especially in Europe. The IEEE European Public Policy Program (EPPP) gives… Read more
IEEE Input Recognized In U.S. Defense Innovation Board’s Recommendations on Ethical Principles for AI
The U.S. Defense Innovation Board released a report in late October 2019 outlining recommendations to the U.S. Department of Defense on the ethical use of AI. The DIB is an… Read more