Session
Organizer 1: Civil Society, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Speaker 1: Christopher Wilson, Civil Society, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Speaker 2: Liz Coll, Civil Society, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Speaker 3: Marco Canton, Private Sector, Asia-Pacific Group
Speaker 4: Sverre Sunsdal, Private Sector, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Speaker 5: Heather Broomfield, Government, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Speaker 6: Sherry Chung, Private Sector, Asia-Pacific Group
Speaker 2: Liz Coll, Civil Society, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Speaker 3: Marco Canton, Private Sector, Asia-Pacific Group
Speaker 4: Sverre Sunsdal, Private Sector, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Speaker 5: Heather Broomfield, Government, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Speaker 6: Sherry Chung, Private Sector, Asia-Pacific Group
Format
Theater
Duration (minutes): 90
Format description: We prefer theater layout to facilitate the relocation of chairs for highly interactive group work in the second half of the session. We anticipate 45 minutes of presentations to set the stage for a broad interactive session, followed by 45 minutes of hands on interactive group work to identify next steps for facilitating multistakeholder collaboration to support the innovation and promotion of personal AI services in national and regional markets.
Duration (minutes): 90
Format description: We prefer theater layout to facilitate the relocation of chairs for highly interactive group work in the second half of the session. We anticipate 45 minutes of presentations to set the stage for a broad interactive session, followed by 45 minutes of hands on interactive group work to identify next steps for facilitating multistakeholder collaboration to support the innovation and promotion of personal AI services in national and regional markets.
Policy Question(s)
A. How well suited are international principles and ethical frameworks to guide the development of personal AI?
B. How can regulators support the growth of ethical personal AI ecosystems without stifling innovation, and how well are existing resources like digital sandboxes suited to this task?
C. How can small businesses compete with big tech in the personal AI space while maintaining user trust?
What will participants gain from attending this session? Participants will gain new information about the scope and potential of personal AI services and the business models that can support them. Participants will have a chance to strengthen their understanding of the shared interest in such services across public, private, and consumer sectors, and how to facilitate multistakeholder collaboration towards their realisation.
Description:
“Personal AI” refers to artificial intelligence systems that serve the interests of, and are controlled by, individual consumers and citizens. These are distinct from the majority of AI platforms, services and agents that, however “personalized”, are designed to maximize profit, often through the extraction and monetization of user data without user knowledge or consent. This concept of personal AI has been popularized by thinkers such as Doc Searls and Jamie Smith, but specific use cases have not been significantly explored. As AI becomes increasingly embedded in daily life, there is a tremendous potential for truly personal AI to help individuals manage their data, specify meaningful consents and permissions, automate digital interactions, understand their position in the data economy, and create secure every day life benefits in terms of health outcomes, time saved, and reduced administrative demands. The realisation of this vision requires alignment of incentives across public administrations, individual consumers and citizens, and multiple business actors. This workshop will discuss examples of personal AI and their potential from the perspective of businesses, consumers and the public sector. The workshop will begin with a presentation of personal AI services from being developed from small businesses in Europe and Asia. This will be followed by comments on how the public sector can support innovation in human centric AI, and on how to align consumer demand for financially sustainable business models. Presentations will be followed by an open discussion with all participants about how to align business, legal, and social incentives to enable personal AI with a fiduciary duty to citizens and consumers.
“Personal AI” refers to artificial intelligence systems that serve the interests of, and are controlled by, individual consumers and citizens. These are distinct from the majority of AI platforms, services and agents that, however “personalized”, are designed to maximize profit, often through the extraction and monetization of user data without user knowledge or consent. This concept of personal AI has been popularized by thinkers such as Doc Searls and Jamie Smith, but specific use cases have not been significantly explored. As AI becomes increasingly embedded in daily life, there is a tremendous potential for truly personal AI to help individuals manage their data, specify meaningful consents and permissions, automate digital interactions, understand their position in the data economy, and create secure every day life benefits in terms of health outcomes, time saved, and reduced administrative demands. The realisation of this vision requires alignment of incentives across public administrations, individual consumers and citizens, and multiple business actors. This workshop will discuss examples of personal AI and their potential from the perspective of businesses, consumers and the public sector. The workshop will begin with a presentation of personal AI services from being developed from small businesses in Europe and Asia. This will be followed by comments on how the public sector can support innovation in human centric AI, and on how to align consumer demand for financially sustainable business models. Presentations will be followed by an open discussion with all participants about how to align business, legal, and social incentives to enable personal AI with a fiduciary duty to citizens and consumers.
Expected Outcomes
We expect this session to lead to increased awareness about the potential and maturity of truly personal and human-centric AI services. The group work section of the session will take place in groups facilitated by the company representatives of the use cases presented from Europe and Asia (not listed as speakers), and we expect these sessions to identify concrete recommendations to advance their support through multistakeholder collaboration.
Hybrid Format: Our session will include remote speakers, and will facilitate group work with online groups and in-person groups, building on the experience of the session organizers in holding large (600+) hybrid events. We expect to use shared online tools for group work by both online and remote groups, including a Miro board.