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February 21, 2022

February 22, 2022

Benchmarks and competitions: How do they help us evaluate AI?

Along with the constant development of AI, evaluating what systems can and cannot do has become a challenging necessity for understanding AI’s impact on our societies...

Guillaume Avrin (LNE - French National Laboratory for Metrology and Testing)Lucy Cheke (University of Cambridge)Anthony G. Cohn (University of Leeds)José Hernández-Orallo (Universitat Politècnica de València)

Feb 22, 2022

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

AI adoption in industry and a new firm survey

Widespread adoption and use of AI in business could help to raise labour productivity, one of overarching economic challenge currently facing OECD countries. However,...

Pekka Ala-Pietilä (Huhtamaki; Sanoma)Benoit Bergeret (ESSEC Business School)Julian David (techUK)Alistair Nolan (OECD)Cecilia Warrol (Swedish Association of Engineering Industries (Teknikföretagen))

Feb 22, 2022

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

Training for AI adoption in enterprises

The ability of individuals to develop, understand and be able to work with AI is key for the successful adoption of AI in enterprises. But what skills are needed and by...

Enrique David Espinosa (Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada Innovation Laboratory)Matthew Forshaw (Alan Turing Institute)Arti Garg (Hewlett Packard Enterprise)Mary Lyons (SOLAS - Further Education and Training Authority, Ireland)Emma Nelson (Journalist)Glenda Quintini (OECD)

Feb 22, 2022

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Enabling effective AI policies: Launch of the OECD Framework for Classifying AI Systems

The OECD.AI Network of Experts is launching a user-friendly framework that will allow policy makers to classify different types of applied AI systems. The framework...

Olivia Erdelyi (Soul Machines)Marko Grobelnik (Jozef Stefan Institute)Sebastian Hallensleben (VDE Association for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies)Dewey Murdick (Georgetown's Center for Security and Emerging Technology)Karine Perset (OECD.AI Policy Observatory)Viknesh Sounderajah (Imperial College London Department of Surgery and Cancer)

February 23, 2022

Feb 23, 2022

12:45 PM - 1:15 PM

Conversation between Marjory Blumenthal and Professors Ross King and Hiroaki Kitano on the growing...

In a context where some scholars claim that the productivity of science is stagnating, and when research breakthroughs are essential to addressing global challenges -...

Marjory Blumenthal (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)Ross King (Chalmers University of Technology)Hiroaki Kitano (Sony Computer Science Laboratories)

Feb 23, 2022

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Shaping coherent policies for AI: High-level Ministerial session

As the general purpose technology of our era, AI will have a profound effect on every sector of the economy and many parts of society. The OECD is working to generate...

Mathias Cormann (OECD)Hubertus Heil (German Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs)Kersti Kaljulaid (Former President of the Republic of Estonia)Ulrik Vestergaard Knudsen (OECD)

Feb 23, 2022

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM

AI for labour market matching

One of the key ingredients of a well-functioning labour market is the efficiency with which workers are matched to vacancies. One of the reasons this matters, is...

Wim Adriaens (VDAB - Flemish Public Employment Service)Anna Banczyk (European Commission: DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion)Nicolas Blanc (CFE-CGC, French Confederation of Management - General Confederation of Executives)Stijn Broecke (OECD)Glen Cathey (Randstad)Matissa Hollister (McGill University)Anna Milanez (OECD)Emma Nelson (Journalist)

Feb 23, 2022

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Can AI Read and Count? Assessing Computers with an OECD Test

Understanding the impacts of AI and robotics fundamentally rests on an understanding of the technology’s capabilities. In 2016, an OECD/CERI pilot project assessed...

Chandra Bhagavatula (Allen Institute for AI (AI2))Stuart W. Elliott (OECD)Kenneth D. Forbus (Northwestern University)Art Graesser (University of Memphis)Yvette Graham (Trinity College)

February 24, 2022

Feb 24, 2022

12:45 PM - 1:45 PM

High-level session - The future of AI: Stakeholder perspectives

The potential impacts of AI span almost every sector of economies and societies, putting a premium on open dialogue and debate between policy makers and stakeholder...

Pam Dixon (World Privacy Forum)Nicolas Miailhe (The Future Society)Clara Neppel (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE))Carolyn Nguyen (Microsoft)Stefano Scarpetta (OECD)Andreas Schleicher (OECD)Mary Towers (Trades Union Congress)Andrew Wyckoff (OECD, Director, Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation)

Feb 24, 2022

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

AI and social partners

Social dialogue has a fundamental role to play in easing transitions and spreading good practices regarding AI adoption in the labour market. Many social partners...

David Barnes (IBM)Sandrine Cazes (OECD)Christina Colclough (Why Not Lab)Maureen Hick (UNI Europa Finance)Emma Nelson (Journalist)Miriam Pinto (Spanish Confederation of Business Organizations (CEOE))

Feb 24, 2022

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

AI, business dynamics and competition

While diffusion of AI to the vast majority of firms remains limited, advanced digital technologies, in particular AI, are increasingly part of leading firms’ business...

Cristina Caffarra (Charles River Associates)Sara Calligaris (OECD)Giacomo Calzolari (European University Institute)Pierre Régibeau (European Commission: DG Competition)Ori Schwartz (OECD)

Feb 24, 2022

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Conversation with Christo Wilson on Algorithmic Auditing

There is increasing interest in the use of algorithmic audits to assess whether an AI system and its use align with ethical principles or regulation. Audits have been...

Stefano Scarpetta (OECD)Christo Wilson (Northeastern University)

February 25, 2022

Feb 25, 2022

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Ethics of AI in the workplace: How should policy respond? 2nd OECD expert meeting on AI in the...

As part of its project studying ethical concerns about the use of AI in the workplace, the OECD will convene a second session of its experts to discuss potential policy...

Angelica Salvi Del Pero (OECD)Stefano Scarpetta (OECD)

All Sessions

Conversation with Jim Bessen on AI, Innovation, Productivity, and Work

AI, productivity, and diffusion

Discrimination and AI in the workplace

Informing AI policy: Data in education, jobs, software development and more

Conversation with Daron Acemoglu on AI, automation and skills

Benchmarks and competitions: How do they help us evaluate AI?

AI adoption in industry and a new firm survey

Training for AI adoption in enterprises

Enabling effective AI policies: Launch of the OECD Framework for Classifying AI Systems

Conversation between Marjory Blumenthal and Professors Ross King and Hiroaki Kitano on the growing...

Shaping coherent policies for AI: High-level Ministerial session

AI for labour market matching

Can AI Read and Count? Assessing Computers with an OECD Test

High-level session - The future of AI: Stakeholder perspectives

AI and social partners

AI, business dynamics and competition

Conversation with Christo Wilson on Algorithmic Auditing

Ethics of AI in the workplace: How should policy respond? 2nd OECD expert meeting on AI in the...

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