IGF 2023 Lightning Talk #163 Understanding the Policy Perspectives for AI Accountability

    Time
    Wednesday, 11th October, 2023 (05:30 UTC) - Wednesday, 11th October, 2023 (06:00 UTC)
    Room
    SC – Room H
    Subtheme

    Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Emerging Technologies
    Future & Sustainable Work in the World of Generative AI

    PolicyLab Africa
    Africa Regional Group Nigeria IGF

    Speakers

    Africa Regional Group Nigeria IGF

    Onsite Moderator

    NA

    Online Moderator

    NA

    Rapporteur

    NA

    SDGs

    10. Reduced Inequalities

    Targets: The rising cases of algorithmic fraud and discrimination are alarming. Auditing AI systems is one way of ensuring a transparent and fair output. By exploring these questions on accountability we intend to highlight the technical and policy mechanism required to enure that public algorithmic decision making to equal, fair, and accountable and most of all, is in sync with human rights statutes and national laws.

    Format

    Interactive gathering

    Duration (minutes)
    30
    Language
    English
    Description

    The most horrific tales about algorithmic injustice are tied to pre-mature AI deployments leading to social injustice and discrimination. The AI audit ecosystem remains fragmented with tools and frameworks scattered and, in some cases closed and gatekept. Given the increasingly visible policy developments mandating audits and the proliferation of algorithmic products, algorithmic audits are increasingly critical tools for holding vendors and operators accountable. But without an understanding of the drivers of AI audit relating to a particular sector, it is hard for meaningful policy to drive and hold operators accountable. We propose to talk about the AI audit ecosystem trends, and their relationship with societal and technological innovation and discuss policy mechanisms as part of ongoing research. Excerpts to the background research can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GgzmZgQ8kVCefHfSR2wmifMsDPRmCbbI/ed…

    Involving questions, answers, and deliberation