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This event is co-sponsored by the UC Berkeley Institute of European Studies, the Berkeley Institute for Data Science (BIDS), and the UC Berkeley Center for Human-Compatible Artificial Intelligence.
An audit is a tool used to verify compliance with regulations and controls. This requires in-depth analysis to understand the functioning of the object of the audit. If the object of the audit is an artificial intelligence-based system, understanding how the system came up with its results may be a challenge: the AI may be very complex, or its operation may be based on training, which it carries out through an iterative process that we may not be able to observe. How then do we know whether the AI is treating us fairly and that its assessments are sound and objective?
The European Commission has issued a proposal for an Artificial Intelligence Act to the European Parliament and Council. This Proposal comprises several requirements specifically for AI-based software that would be used in legislative areas considered to be “high risk,” as they could “create adverse impact on people’s safety or their fundamental rights.” How can compliance with these requirements be verified, and can that be done ex-post, or is an ex-ante audit necessary?
This event will be held both in person and over Zoom. All attendees must adhere to campus COVID-19 protocols. (Please note that masks are strongly recommended but are no longer required for vaccinated people on campus, i.e., those with a full COVID vaccination series plus booster, in addition to a flu vaccine.)
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Anni Hellman has been a deputy Head of Unit at the European Commission visiting University of California in Berkeley for the academic year 2021-2022 as an EU fellow. She is a mathematician, qualified insurance actuary and a Fellow of the Actuarial Association of Finland, and holds degrees in mathematics, actuarial sciences and computer sciences. In the European Commission, her unit (Media convergence and social media) has focused on the challenges of social media, with two main strands or work: policy on how to tackle the challenges of disinformation, and how to work towards ensuring the integrity of social media through a multidisciplinary approach and through funding of research projects. In Berkeley, Anni looks into the challenges of how and whether the trustworthiness and fairness of artificial intelligence and algorithms could be verified: Can AI be audited? Anni aims to combine her backgrounds in mathematics, audit practices and experience in working on and with the European legislative instruments.
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Accessibility Accommodations
If you require an accommodation for effective communication (ASL interpreting, CART captioning, alternative media formats, etc.) or information about mobility access in order to fully participate in this event, please contact Rachel Wesen at cltcevents@berkeley.edu with as much advance notice as possible and at least 7–10 days in advance of the event.
