Starr Forum: From Principles to Implementation: The Challenge of AI Policy Around the World

A conversation with Luis Videgaray, director of MIT AI Policy for the World Project and former foreign minister of Mexico

About the speaker:
Luis Videgaray is a senior lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management and the director of MIT AI Policy for the World Project. Prior to coming to MIT, he served as the foreign minister and finance minister of Mexico. As foreign minister (2017-18) he led Mexico’s relationship with the Trump White House, including the successful renegotiation of the NAFTA (now USMCA). He is one of the founders of the Lima Group, created to promote regional diplomatic efforts towards restoring democracy in Venezuela, and conducted Mexico’s leading role in the UN towards an inclusive debate on AI and other new technologies. He holds a PhD in Economics from MIT.

Discussant:
Kenneth Oye is a professor of political science (School of Humanities Arts and Social Sciences) and data systems and society (School of Engineering) and director of the Program on Emerging Technologies (PoET) at the Center for International Studies. His work focuses on on international relations, political economy and technology policy. He is a faculty affiliate of the MIT Synthetic Biology Center, the Center for Biomedical Innovation, and the Internet Policy Research Initiative. He chairs biosafety committees for iGEM and the Broad Institute Biofoundry and has served as an invited expert to the UN BWC, WHO, PCAST and NRC.

Co-sponsors: MIT Center for International Studies (CIS), MIT Mexico Program

Event held on Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at MIT Building E25, 111

[mckapparey]

The genuine comment from a mexican national at 1:16:35 in this very interesting

[osvaldodiaz]

What type of Institutions give space to a thief and corrupt person to talk about honesty, trust and social responsibility among others. . . !
The world is upside down and the corrupt do not lose their respectability!

[tizcoloko]

Talking about principles, a guy who stole 7000 millions of MXN, principal figure of corruption and a killer .

[israelhernandez]

MIT has Videgaray as a teacher? It would be like saying Fox Is a teacher in Harvard...

[luisdanielcentenoramirez]

1:16:34 this is what you are looking for (if you come here from Mexico for the case of Emilio Lozoya).
1:16:34 esto es lo que estan buscando (si vienen aqui de Mexico por el caso de Emilio Lozoya).

[connyarias]

Bravo Alonso!!!! Los mexicanos estamos orgullosos de tu valentía por decirle tan educadamente a videgaray que es un CORRUPTO y todo mundo en la sala lo sabe.

[IvanJC]

For those who might be a little bit lost, here's what we mexicans are talking about this man: 1:16:34

[dumajimo]

Heavy breathing and profuse sweating at 1:20:19

[noramoreno]

His embezzlement class is probably top notch! Kudos MIT...

[arturofloresparra]

Luis Videgaray is a intelligent person, in Mexico he was the finance Minister
, excellent answer to the student.

[adrianaledezma]

hahahahah, anti-poverty programs, said by a man how claim to be a good economist but destroyed the economy of a country (Mexico) sounds like an oxymoron.

but sure he will make a better job for the States, since they are hosting and protecting him, in contrast his policies toward other countries will be very negative.

[ismaeltrejo]

1:16 thank you so much Alonzo for asking. Mexican people want justice. He needs to be in jail. He was involve in many corruption when he was a politician in Mexico.

[casimiroalceda]

Minuto 1:16:35 comienza la justicia divina a manifestarse y tendrá que aguantar el peso de toda una nación que se llama MÉXICO y se podrá cambiar de país, de rostro de vida si quiere, pero el será su propio verdugo.

#VivaLa4T

[mikegoodness]

Without answering explicitly and publicly about Alonso's questions, Videgaray murmurs: "We are happy to talk outside of class, in the dark, that's my specialty."

[gerardoontiveros-cortes]

It's so eerie how everybody turn heads at Alonso!

[MiguelAngelJD]

MUST BE SHAMEFULL TO HAVE A CRIMINAL AS TEACHER.

[mikahundin]

Here are a few examples of AI policy frameworks that have been developed by governments, international organizations, and industry groups:

* The European Union's "Ethics Guidelines for Trustworthy AI"
* The OECD's "Principles on Artificial Intelligence"
* The US National Institute of Standards and Technology's "Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework"
* The Partnership on AI's "Tenets for AI in Financial Services"
* The World Economic Forum's "AI and Machine Learning Ethics and Governance Toolkit"
* The Canadian government's "Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy"
* The Japanese government's "Artificial Intelligence Technology Strategy"
* The Australian government's "Artificial Intelligence Ethics Framework"

This is not an exhaustive list, and many other governments, international organizations, and industry groups have developed or are in the process of developing AI policy frameworks. The specific focus and content of these frameworks can vary widely, depending on the context and goals of the organization or government that is developing them.

[gerardoontiveros-cortes]

That senior guy in glasses looked pissed!

[AngelloBanuelos]

It is a shame that a globally recognized institution has a criminal as an employee.

[Thealan]

MIT has a profit for hiring him, shame on you!.
I hope the community from MIT put Mr Videgaray where he belongs into the trash or jail.