Webinar 1: Risk-based Approach of AI Regulation
 
Which type of AI would constitute an “unacceptable risk” that may be strictly prohibited? How can these areas be defined clearly? What kind of applications should be exempted?

Join the first AI Expert Forum on May 5^th to find out how the EU’s proposed AI Act (Apr 2021) and ongoing discussion in 2022 have taken a significant step in categorizing AI applications by the level of risk involved and what possible AI regulatory approaches might be applicable for the Asia-Pacific.

First Session: May 5th
0830-0930 (CET, GMT+2)/ 1430-1530 (Hong Kong, GMT+8)/
1530-1630 (Tokyo, GMT+9)/ 1630-1730 (Sydney, GMT+10)



Speakers

• Prof Toby Walsh, Scientia Professor of Artificial Intelligence, UNSW Sydney
• Ms Alexandra Geese, Member of the European Parliament
• Prof Jiro Kokuryo, Professor, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University
• Ms Zora Siebert (Moderator), Head of EU Democracy & Digital Policy Programme, Heinrich Böll Stiftung European Union

Find out more information about session 1 here.

The Hong Kong office of the Heinrich Böll Stiftung (hbs) and APRU are inviting to a series of three webinars that bring together experts and interested audiences from the Asia-Pacific region and Europe to discuss current ideas and approaches around the regulation of AI.

Save the dates
Session 2: Explainable AI, May 23
Session 3: Protection of data rights for citizens and users of AI, June 15

Find out more information about the forum here.

Contacts

• Dr. Lucia Siu, Programme Manager, Heinrich Böll Stiftung, Hong Kong, Asia | Global Dialogue at Lucia.Siu [at] hk.boell.org
• Ms. Christina Schönleber, Senior Director, Policy and Research Programs, APRU at policyprograms [at] apru.org