FOR AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR EVERYONE
AND FOR THE COMMON GOOD
An association that works to ensure that people have free access to AI and that its development and socialization are ethical and for the collective good
The reason for CIVICAi’s existence is to raise public awareness and advocate for citizen participation in the safe and ethical deployment of AI. The continuous emergence of AI applications, primarily generative AI (GenAI), which are rapidly reaching millions of people worldwide, has placed the social, economic, and environmental impact of this technology, as well as its ethical implications and significance for the future of humanity and the planet, at the forefront of public debate.
CIVICAi works to turn this public concern into action through collaboration and alliances with civil society entities via its Social Council, and by adopting the following principles:
1. DEMOCRATIC REGULATION AND ONGOING SUPERVISION OF AI
2. CIVIL SOCIETY PARTICIPATION IN AI GOVERNANCE
In order to develop these principles harmoniously and address the challenges and opportunities of the 4.0 Revolution, with a focus on participatory AI governance for the common good, CIVICAi has approved the Civic Artificial Intelligence Protocol as a conceptual and operational framework to face the era of GenAI and the future of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI).
The protocol offers a balanced view of the impact of AI in general, and GenAI in particular, in areas such as ethics, work, sustainability, and culture, while proposing mechanisms to ensure responsible and inclusive AI. More than just a technical manual, the protocol includes frequently asked questions and a glossary of key terms to facilitate understanding of AI and its impact. It is an essential tool for citizens, professionals, and policymakers who want to understand and actively participate in shaping a future where AI and human intelligence coexist in a transformative and balanced manner.
The areas of action and the activities planned in our 2024 action plan, accessible via the objectives button below, are outlined in the attached diagram.
FEATURED INFORMATION
CIVICAi documents
Other documents
- Managing AI Risks in an Era of Rapid Progress
- NYC AI Action Plan
- OEIAC - UdG Ethical Evaluation Model for Data and AI Systems
- URV Guides about AI and Education
- Council of Europe: Consolidated Working Draft Framework Convention (July 7, 2023)
- Newsletter (May 15, 2023) - Center for AI and Digital Policy (CAIDP)
- The state of AI in 2023
- Pause Giant AI Experiments: An Open Letter
- Policymaking in the Pause. What can policymakers do now to combat risks from advanced AI systems?
- The Alan Turing Institute: AI, Human Rights, Democracy, and the Rule of Law
- Catalonia’s AI Strategy
Articles
- The Case against AI everything, everywhere, all at once
- MIT technology Review Explains: Our quick guide to the 6 ways we can regulate AI
- Noam Chomsky Speaks on What ChatGPT Is Really Good For
- ‘The Godfather of A.I.’ Leaves Google and Warns of Danger Ahead
- Nobel laureate in economics Paul Krugman warns of the revolutionary potential that ChatGPT has
- ChatGPT heralds an intellectual revolution
- Noam Chomsky: The False Promise of ChatGPT
- In 2014, Stephen Hawking predicted potential catastrophic effects of AI
- Can A.I. and Democracy Fix Each Other?
Audiovisuals
- Artificial intelligence could cause 'the extinction of humanity: the warning from 25 prominent scientists in Science
- Humanity is at a ‘turning point’ with AI, Geoffrey Hinton
- Constitution of the Social Council
- Geoffrey Hinton discusses dangers the developing AI technologies pose to society
- The work of scientists to make a civic AI
- The AI dilemma
- Godfather of artificial intelligence interview, Geoffrey Hinton
