Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence

The Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI, pronounced "gee-pay") is an international initiative established to guide the responsible development and use of artificial intelligence (AI) in a manner that respects human rights and the shared democratic values of its members. The partnership was first proposed by Canada and France at the 2018 44th G7 summit, and officially launched in June 2020.[2] GPAI is hosted by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Global Partnership
on Artificial Intelligence
FormationJune 15, 2020 (2020-06-15)
PurposeIntergovernmental cooperation in advancing the appropriate use of artificial intelligence
Location
  • Paris, France
  • Montreal, Canada
Region served
Global
FieldsArtificial intelligence
Members
Argentina Argentina

Australia Australia
Belgium Belgium
Brazil Brazil
Canada Canada
Czech Republic Czech Republic
Denmark Denmark
France France
Germany Germany
India India
Republic of Ireland Ireland
Israel Israel
Italy Italy
Japan Japan
Mexico Mexico
Netherlands Netherlands
New Zealand New Zealand
Poland Poland
South Korea Republic of Korea
Senegal Senegal
Serbia Serbia
Singapore Singapore
Slovenia Slovenia
Spain Spain
Sweden Sweden
Turkey Turkey
United Kingdom United Kingdom
United States United States
European Union European Union

Invited members

Austria Austria
Chile Chile
Finland Finland
Malaysia Malaysia
Norway Norway
Slovakia Slovakia
Switzerland Switzerland
Key people
Steering Committee Co-Chairs:

Yoichi Iida

Inma Martinez
Main organ
A council and a steering committee
AffiliationsHosted by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Websitegpai.ai
[1]

GPAI seeks to bridge the gap between theory and practice by supporting research and applied activities in areas that are directly relevant to policymakers in the realm of AI.[3] It brings together experts from industry, civil society, governments, and academia to collaborate on the challenges and opportunities presented by artificial intelligence.[3][4]

History

The Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence was announced on the margins of the 2018 G7 Summit by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and French President Emmanuel Macron. It officially launched on June 15, 2020[2] with fifteen founding members: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, India,[5] Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, Slovenia, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union.[6][7]

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) hosts a dedicated secretariat to support GPAI's governing bodies and activities.[6] UNESCO joined the partnership in December 2020 as an observer.[8][6] On November 11, 2021, Czechia, Israel and few more EU countries also joined the GPAI,[9] bringing the total membership to 25 countries.[10] Since the November 2022 summit, the list of members stands at 29.[11]

Austria, Chile, Finland, Malaysia, Norway, Slovakia and Switzerland were invited. The seven, however, are pending membership approval.

Membership

The following 29 members of the GPAI are:[11]

Invited members:

  • Austria Austria (pending membership approval)
  • Chile Chile (pending membership approval)
  • Finland Finland (pending membership approval)
  • Malaysia Malaysia (pending membership approval)
  • Norway Norway (pending membership approval)
  • Slovakia Slovakia (pending membership approval)
  • Switzerland Switzerland (pending membership approval)

Organization

GPAI's experts collaborate across several Working Groups themes: Responsible AI (including an ad-hoc subgroup on AI and Pandemic Response), Data Governance, Future of Work, and Innovation & Commercialization.[3] GPAI's Working Groups are supported by two Centres of Expertise: one in Montreal that supports the first two Working Groups, and one in Paris that supports the latter two.[3] It also has a Steering Committee, the elected chair of which has also been to date elected chair of the Multi Stakeholder Group (MEG).[12] These chairs have been:

  • Jordan Zed and Baroness Joanna Shields (Shields, MEG chair; 2020-2021),
  • Joanna Shields and Renaud Vedel (Shields, MEG chair; 2021-2022),
  • Yoichi Iida and Inma Martinez (Martinez, MEG chair; 2023-2024)

GPAI has a rotating presidency and host (much like the G7). The presidencies to date have been:

References
  1. "GPAI Website". gpai.ai. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  2. Can, Muhammed; Kaplan, Halid (2020-12-17). "Transatlantic partnership on artificial intelligence: realities, perceptions and future implications". Global Affairs. 6 (4–5): 537–557. doi:10.1080/23340460.2020.1854049. ISSN 2334-0460.
  3. "About - GPAI". gpai.ai. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  4. Banifatemi, Amir; Miailhe, Nicolas; Buse Çetin, R.; Cadain, Alexandre; Lannquist, Yolanda; Hodes, Cyrus (2021), Braunschweig, Bertrand; Ghallab, Malik (eds.), "Democratizing AI for Humanity: A Common Goal", Reflections on Artificial Intelligence for Humanity, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Cham: Springer International Publishing, vol. 12600, pp. 228–236, doi:10.1007/978-3-030-69128-8_14, ISBN 978-3-030-69128-8, S2CID 233329670, retrieved 2021-02-15
  5. "India becomes a founding member of Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence". Digit. 2020-06-19. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  6. Clarke, Laurie (2020-06-16). "Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence founded by UK and other nations". NS Tech. Archived from the original on 2020-10-04. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  7. "Trudeau stresses digital tech's potential — and dangers — at global AI summit". CityNews Toronto. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  8. "UNESCO joins Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence as observer". UNESCO. 2020-12-10. Archived from the original on June 8, 2021. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
  9. Eichner, Itamar (2021-11-11). "Israel has joined the GPAI forum". YNet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  10. "GPAI Website". 2020-09-06. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  11. "Community". GPAI. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  12. "Steering Committee". GPAI. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
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