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DEMOCRACY, ACCOUNTABILITY, CITIZENSHIP IN MY WORKS 2022-2018

I am studying Tech Governance since 1992 and focusing on artificial intelligence (AI) since 2018. I am heavily  introducing the axis of poli...

Monday 10 December 2018

PRESENTACION DE ELLEVATE EN ESPAÑA. CAMBIO DE FOCO, DE LA DIVERSIDAD A LA INCLUSIÓN, EN CEOE

El 12 de diciembre he acompañado a las presidentes, Rita Gasalla y Erika Vallespin como miembro del Board de Ellevate en el Chapter de Ellevate Network Madrid. Supone la presentación oficial de la red Ellevate Network en España, que trabaja por la mejora económica y profesional de la mujer. 


A la espera de compartir las imágenes de este evento, en el que participaron estudiantes de Relaciones Internacionales de UCM, os dejo la invitación, que fue difundida entre colegas en UCM y en otras empresas y organizaciones en las que he trabajado
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Es un honor para mí invitarte a este desayuno y mesa redonda sobre ”Cambio de Foco: de la diversidad a la inclusión completa.“ Me encantará contar contigo y con tus ideas en un evento tan especial para mi. Si  nos quieres acompañar, los sitios son limitados, por favor, inscríbete en este enlace. También puedes seguir la discusión con las etiquetas #EllevateMadrid #FocusInclusion y en @EllevateMAD

Contaremos con la participacion de Javier Calderón (Director de Empresas y Organizaciones de CEOE), Eugenia Fanjul (socia de A.T. Kearney); Por parte de Ellevate, María García Nielsen,  Rita Gasalla y Laura Molero; y Gabriela Uriarte (Directora del Proyecto Promociona de CEOE). Y tendremos ocasión de hacer networking en el desayuno final.




ELLEVATE NETWORK OFFICIAL PRESENTATION IN SPAIN. CHANGE OF FOCUS, FROM DIVERSITY TO INCLUSION, AT CEOE

ELLEVATE  SPAIN. CHANGE OF FOCUS, FROM DIVERSITY TO INCLUSION, AT CEOE

On December 12, as a member of the Board of Ellevate in the Chapter of Madrid, I will join the vice-presidents, Rita Gasalla and Erika Vallespin in Change of Focus: from diversity to inclusion. Towards complete equality to compete better in a global world. You may well follow and participate on the discussion with the hashtags #EllevateMadrid #FocusInclusion and on @EllevateMAD

This is the official presentation of Ellevate Network in Spain, an international organization committed to the economic and professional improvement of women.

We will have the participation of Javier Calderón (Director of Business and Organizations at CEOE), Eugenia Fanjul (partner at A.T. Kearney); On behalf of Ellevate, María García Nielsen, Rita Gasalla and Laura Molero; and Gabriela Uriarte (Director of the Project Promociona at CEOE). And we will have occasion for a final breakfast with networking, sponsored by A.T. Kearney. In order to join us, please register on this link.

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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MAY AMPLIFY HUMAN EFFECTIVENESS, AS WELL AS THREATEN HUMAN AUTONOMY AGENCY AND CAPABILITIES, ACCORDING TO PEW RESEARCH



Experts predict Artificial Intelligence (AI) will amplify human effectiveness, but also threaten human autonomy, agency and capabilities, according to report just released by Pew Research


This is a full transcription of the press release: 

"A canvassing of experts shows they worry that advances in AI will negatively impact the essential elements of being human

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 10, 2018) –  Experts say the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) will make most people better off over the next decade, but many have concerns about how advances in AI will affect what it means to be human, to be productive and to exercise free will, according to a new report by the Pew Research Center and Elon University’s Imagining the Internet Center.


The facial recognition system used for the first time at the Olympic games in Tokyo

These findings are based on an extensive, non-scientific canvassing in which 979 technologists, innovators, developers, business and policy leaders, researchers and activists answered questions about the possible impact of AI developments.  The report’s release ties to a presentation at the “Our People-Centered Digital Future” conference in San Jose, CA – an event featuring the pioneers of the internet and officials from the United Nations.  

This report, part of a long-running series about the future of the internet, is based on a non-random canvassing of experts conducted from July 4 to August 6, 2018. A total of 979 respondents answered the question: By 2030, do you think it is most likely that advancing AI and related technology systems will enhance human capacities and empower them? The survey then asked respondents to explain their answers in an open-ended response. The results are not projectable to any population other than the individuals in this sample.

Overall, 63% of respondents predicted that the majority of individuals will be mostly better off in 2030, and 37% said people will not be better off. Most experts, regardless of whether they are optimistic or not, expressed concerns about the long-term impact of these new tools on the essential elements of being human. Analysis of these responses led to several major themes centered around:

Human agency: Experts worry that people are losing control over their lives as decision-making in digital systems is automatically ceded to code-driven “black box” tools.
Data abuse: Respondents are concerned that most AI is controlled by companies or governments whose focus is on profits and power, not on human-centered values and ethics.
Job loss: While some expect new jobs will emerge, many worry a mass takeover of job skills by autonomous systems may widen economic divides, possibly leading to populist uprisings.
Dependency lock-in: Many see AI as augmenting human capacities, but some predict the opposite – that people’s deepening dependence on machine-driven networks will erode their abilities to think for themselves, take action independent of automated systems and interact effectively with others.
Mayhem: Some say significant damage could be caused by autonomous weapons, cybercrime and the use of weaponized information, lies and propaganda to destabilize human groups.

“These experts point out the vast opportunities and frightening possibilities presented by autonomous systems,” said Lee Rainie, director of internet and technology research at Pew Research Center. “They expect networked artificial intelligence to tremendously amplify human effectiveness, and, at the same time, they point out that these same AI advances raise threats to human autonomy, agency and capabilities.”

Some of the wide-ranging possibilities various experts said they expect to see in the next wave of AI development include:

Wednesday 5 December 2018

AMERICA LATINA: BALANCE ELECTORAL Y PERSPECTIVAS 2019

El miércoles, 12 de diciembre de 2018, dentro del ciclo América vota tiene lugar el encuentro Balance del año electoral y perspectivas del 2019, con una Mesa redonda en Casa de América que discutirá sobre el nuevo ciclo político y sobre América Latina en el mundo

Participan
 Antonia Santos Pérez, Universidad Nacional Arturo Prat  (Chile)
Laurence Whitehead, Universidad de Oxford (Reino Unido)
Yanina Welp, investigadora en el Centro de Estudios de la Democracia y directora del Centro Latinoamericano de Zurich de la Universidad de Zurich (Suiza)

Presenta y modera
Manuel Alcántara, catedrático de Ciencia Política de la Universidad de Salamanca    

19:00 h. Mesa redonda América Latina en el mundo 

Participan 
Mª Angela Holguin, exministra de Relaciones Exteriores de Colombia,
José Antonio Meade, exsecretario de Relaciones Exteriores de México
Eladio Loizaga, exministro de Relaciones Exteriores del Paraguay

Presenta y modera
Manuel Alcántara, catedrático de Ciencia Política de la Universidad de Salamanca  

Entrada libre hasta completar el aforo

Dónde: Casa de América
Plaza de la Cibeles, s/n
28014 Madrid
Tel. 915954800
www.casamerica.es
@casamerica