April 2019
CITP/UN Conference – Social Protection by Artificial Intelligence: Decoding Human Rights in a Digital Age
Governments around the world are increasingly investing in the development and use of Artificial Intelligence and other digital technologies to govern. As most modern states spend a significant proportion of their annual budget and gross domestic product on social protection policies, it is not surprising that social...
CITP Luncheon Speaker Series: Annette Zimmermann – What, If Anything, Is Wrong With Automation?
If we can automate decisions occurring at key junctures in our democratic institutions and processes, and if we can do so in a sufficiently accurate, fair, and transparent way, what’s wrong with automation? More specifically, is automation objectionable only if, and because, it may lead to inaccurate, unfair...
CITP Lecture Series: Christopher A. Hart – Automation Challenges for Autonomous Vehicles
Nearly 40,000 people are killed in the U.S. every year in motor vehicle crashes. Experts estimate that more than 90% of motor vehicle crashes involve human error, and the theory is that by replacing human drivers with automation, this tragic human toll will largely be eliminated. While this theory is overly...
October 2019
The G.S. Beckwith Gilbert ’63 Lectures: General John R. Allen USMC (Ret.) – AI on the Battlefield: Ethics and Rules of Engagement
A conversation with General John R. Allen USMC (Ret.), President, Brookings Institution; Former Commander, ISA and US Forces, Afghanistan and Edward W. Felten, Robert E. Kahn Professor of Computer Science and Public Affairs.
March 2023
CITP Seminar: Jakob Mökander – Auditing Large Language Models
The emergence of large language models (LLMs) represents a major advance in artificial intelligence (AI) research. However, the widespread use of LLMs is also coupled with significant ethical and social challenges. Previous research has pointed towards auditing ...