Karine Perset Helps Governments Understand Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Karine Perset in her recent interview, discussed her experience and some insights into the gender gap in the AI industry.
Karine Perset currently works for the OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development), where she is responsible for their AI units and oversees the OECD. She has previously worked with ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) as a (GAC) Relations Advisor and Counsellor to the Directors for Science, Technology, and Industry at OECD – OCDE for around 9 years.
Her experience in the AI industry and what pleased her the most?
During her interview, when she was asked about her work she said-” I am extremely proud of the work we do at OECD.AI”. Continuing this she said, they started this initiative somewhere around 2016, and at that time only a few countries were there that had national AI initiatives. Now OECD.AI Policy Observatory – a one-stop shop for AI data and trends – documents over 1,000 AI initiatives across nearly 70 jurisdictions.
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Further, she also talked about “The ten OECD AI Principles” from 2019 which promote the use of AI that is innovative and trustworthy and that respects human rights and democratic values. After years these principles are working as a guiding compass towards trustworthy AI. She said -” We created the OECD.AI Network of Experts – a network of more than 350 of the leading AI experts globally – to help tap their collective intelligence to inform policy analysis”.
Her view about the challenges of the male-dominated tech industry:
She talked about the unfortunate gender gap in the tech industry having effective skills and resources. In the private sector AI technology world is highly dominated, and the AI policy world is more balanced. Her team at OECD is very close to gender parity. Many AI experts working in her team are inspiring women who are becoming the leading experts.
Women who are seeking opportunities in the AI sector should believe in themselves. They should not be afraid of bringing their perspective to the table. For developing AI policies and AI models, we need more diverse voices. We can be greater than the sum of our parts if everyone contributes.
Furthermore, she has divided the most pressing issues facing AI into three buckets. She has first highlighted the gap between policymakers and technologists. They are the key to understanding AI issues holistically.
Secondly, the most challenging part is striking the right balance between protecting citizens and the right business innovations. It is very important to develop the skills to assess AI information as it has no borders.
Lastly, she has highlighted the issues of AI tracking incidents which are increasing rapidly. OECD has launched an AI incident monitor tool. She said -” It provides real-time evidence to support policy and regulatory decisions about AI, especially for real risks such as bias, discrimination, and social disruption, and the types of AI systems that cause them.”
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AI users should be aware of AI-generated misinformation- and disinformation. Governments are taking initiative steps to help the citizens so that they identify the authenticity of the content they are consuming. But citizens also need to develop information literacy skills to identify reputable sources for accurate information.
Conclusion:
Karine has discussed the insights of the gender gap, pressing issues of AI, and user awareness. Karine Perset states that investors are playing a key role in shaping the development of AI technologies through the business conduct of the companies they are investing in. She has also enlightened the OECD Business Conduct (RBC) Guidelines, which we are currently tailoring specifically for AI.
