"The UN says the panel will act "as an early-warning system and evidence engine, helping distinguish between hype and reality" and produce "policy-relevant" reports."
"The panel is not the first prominent group to study AI impacts; the Global Partnership on AI and the International AI Safety Report are some of the most significant so far. But the UN group is "much bigger in scope and is truly global", says Wendy Hall, a computer scientist at the University of Southampton, UK."
"Rather than focusing on a single issue, "the new panel will produce a number of scientific reports, year on year, which will be broad ranging - not just [AI] safety". Topics will include the economic, social, cultural and developmental aspects of the technology."
The United Nations has established the Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence, comprising 40 members from 37 nations approved by the UN General Assembly in February. Modeled after the influential Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, this panel will function as an early-warning system and evidence engine to distinguish between hype and reality regarding AI. The panel will produce broad-ranging scientific reports annually covering AI safety, economic impacts, social implications, cultural effects, and developmental aspects. Unlike previous AI research groups such as the Global Partnership on AI, this UN panel operates on a much larger global scale. It aims to synthesize current knowledge on artificial intelligence and its impacts, similar to how the IPCC addresses climate science, risks, and mitigation strategies.
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