Free online event
How public servants & policymakers can prepare for the age of AI
Government AI Campus
Thursday, Jul 6, 2023
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You’ll learn:
- How AI may impact government policy areas like service delivery, government operations and the future of work
- How to prepare for government approaches to AI regulation
- Of ways that generative AI can be used in work and government
- About the launch of Apolitical’s brand new programme, the Government AI Campus
Speakers
We've launched the Government AI Campus – a bold new programme to prepare policymakers to lead in the age of AI, with founding funders Google.org and The Rockefeller Foundation.
Best of all? The AI Campus offers 10,000 free places to public servants globally, upskilling them to navigate this brave new world with confidence and competence. 🎓🌍🤖
With the Government AI Campus, public servants can explore the future of policy through:
- Engaging online courses designed exclusively for public servants and governments
- A curated series of online exchanges with leading experts and thought leaders
- In-person convenings with influencers and decision-makers in AI
- A global peer community of public servants addressing similar challenges
Register your place here.
Right now, 55% of public servants aren’t using generative AI at all. But AI is not a fad - it’s the future. So how can public servants and policymakers prepare to lead in the age of AI?
This exciting session from Apolitical, supported by Google.org and The Rockefeller Foundation, brings together top leaders and thinkers on AI and government.
Hear from:
- Gary Marcus, author of Rebooting AI — one of Forbes's 7 Must Read Books in AI - & Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Neural Science at NYU;
- Eva Maydell, Member of the European Parliament and Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) Committee rapporteur on the AI Act.
- Azeem Azhar, global expert on exponential technologies & author of The Exponential Age: How Accelerating Technology is Transforming Business, Politics and Society.
Hosted by Apolitical CEO Robyn Scott, this is a conversation you won’t want to miss!
Watch this event filled with like-minded government peers from around the globe, and leave with practical takeaways for your role in the public service, as well as insights on how you can join the new Government AI Campus.
Who should watch:
This event is for any public servant or policymaker who wants to learn about the impact of AI, including ChatGPT, on government and the public service.
About the Government AI Campus:
Apolitical is launching the Government AI Campus - a bold new programme preparing 10,000 policymakers globally to lead in the age of AI. Governments need to navigate the coming impact of AI on policymaking, and the rapid pace of change for this technology adds to the urgency. We gratefully acknowledge the support provided by The Rockefeller Foundation and Google.org and are delighted to welcome them as the founding funding partners for the Government AI Campus. To learn more, contact our partnerships team at partnerships@apolitical.co.
Interested in how Apolitical can support you and your organisation? Learn about collaborating with us.
Speakers
Gary Marcus
Author of Rebooting AI, and Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Neural Science at New York University
US
Eva Maydell
Member of the European Parliament and President of European Movement International
Bulgaria
Azeem Azhar
Founder, Exponential View
UK
Robyn Scott
CEO & Co-Founder at Apolitical
United Kingdom
Gary Marcus, Gary Marcus is a leading voice in artificial intelligence. He is a scientist, best-selling author, and serial entrepreneur (Founder of Robust.AI and Geometric.AI, acquired by Uber). He is well-known for his challenges to contemporary AI, anticipating many of the current limitations decades in advance, and for his research in human language development and cognitive neuroscience. An Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Neural Science at NYU, he is the author of five books, including his most recent book, Rebooting AI: Building Artificial Intelligence We Can Trust, with Ernest Davis, which is one of Forbes’s 7 Must Read Books in AI. He has often contributed to The New Yorker, Wired, and The New York Times.
Eva Maydell, Eva Maydell is a Member of the European Parliament representing the Bulgarian citizens, and President of the European Movement International. Her priorities include innovation and the use of technologies, and she is the Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) Committee rapporteur on the AI Act. She is a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, Board Member of Digital Europe, Member of the Global Future Council on Europe, and recipient of the New Technologies Award 2017. She was featured in ‘Politico 28’ list of people who shape Europe and ‘Forbes 30 under 30’ list of leaders under 30 as well as being listed on Financial Times’ New Europe ranking of the top 100 changemakers in Central and Eastern Europe.
Azeem Azhar, Global Futurist and Exponential Thinker Who Helps Leaders Break Down the Complexity of Emerging Technologies and Understand Their Impact on Economies and Society; Corporate Innovator, Serial Entrepreneur and Technology Investor; Founder, Exponential View; Visiting Fellow, Oxford Martin School, Oxford University; Co-Chair, Global Futures Council on Complex Risks, World Economic Forum; Award-Winning, Bestselling Author, “The Exponential Age” (2021); Thinkers50 Radar List (2022).
