The push to ensure artificial intelligence is deployed responsibly and ethically has largely been coming from academic researchers and legislators. That’s about to change.
The newly formed Center for Responsible Artificial Intelligence and Governance (CRAIG), which Northeastern University associate professor of philosophy and CRAIG member John Basl called a first-of-its-kind National Science Foundation-funded research effort, combines academic rigor with real-world industry expertise to solve some of the most pressing AI challenges, experts involved in the research said. From technical questions around privacy to issues of regulation, CRAIG is tackling it all in a way that hasn’t been done before.
“Companies don’t really have the infrastructure for that,” said Basl, who represents one of four partner universities leading CRAIG. “What companies have the infrastructure for is the compliance bit, complying with existing laws. So, the idea was to create a center that was drawing on industry challenges but bringing in academia to bear on those solutions. … This will be a call to arms to get that done.”
