Who’s representing NZ on the Global Partnership for AI?
New Zealand will have eight representatives on the Global Partnership for AI working groups. Including;
Emma Naji - Executive Director of The AI Forum of New Zealand
Dr Olivia Erdelyi - Lecturer - Canterbury University Law School
Dr Te Taka Keegan - Waikato University - Associate Professor | Rorohiko / Computer Science
Justin Flitter - Chief AI Officer - AI New Zealand
Kate Hannah - Deputy Director of Equity and Diversity and Executive Manager at Te Pūnaha Matatini
Alistair Knott - Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of Otago
Michael Plank - Michael Plank is a Professor in the School of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Canterbury
Dr Michael O’Sullivan - Research Leader at Precision Driven Health, and Senior Lecturer of Engineering Science at the University of Auckland.
I am delighted to have been appointed on the GPAI for New Zealand. I’m looking forward to the discussions, projects and facilitating collaborations and conversations throughout NZ’s AI economy to ensure we are well placed on the world stage and at the forefront of AI innovation and commercialisation best practice in NZ.
What is the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence?
The Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence or GPAI (Gee-Pay) is an international and multistakeholder initiative to guide the responsible development and use of artificial intelligence consistent with human rights, fundamental freedoms, and shared democratic values, as reflected in the OECD Recommendation on AI.
GPAI’s founding members include Australia, Canada, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, Slovenia, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and the European Union.
What will GPAI do?
GPAI will bring together leading experts from industry, civil society, governments, and academia to bridge the gap between theory and practice on AI by supporting cutting-edge research and applied activities on AI-related priorities. In its first few years, GPAI’s experts will collaborate across four Working Group themes: 1) Responsible AI (including a subgroup on AI and Pandemics); 2) Data Governance; 3) Future of Work; and 4) Innovation & Commercialization.
