Blavatnik School of Government 28d ago

Can governments keep up with AI? Fellow of Practice Dr Aaron Maniam and Master of Public Policy student Aliénor Rougeot explore one of today’s biggest policy questions in the second episode of our Policy Unpacked series. In this new series from the Blavatnik School of Government, professors and students sit down together to unpack the issues shaping today’s world. Aaron Maniam is Fellow of Practice and Director of Digital Transformation Education. Previously a policymaker in the Singapore government, his work now focuses on issues connecting technology, public policy and public administration. Aliénor is a Canadian and French climate justice advocate with experience in both national and grassroots civil society organisations. During her time on the MPP, she has been exploring how to make public policy more responsive to the pace of technological change. *Chapters:* 00:00–00:52 Introduction 00:53–07:07 Why should governments use AI? 07:08–09:09 Examples of governments using AI chatbots 09:10–10:15 Governments leading in the AI space 10:16–12:43 Cultural differences across AI usage 12:44–19:06 The risks: Replication of biases 19:07–20:07 Can we trust AI’s outputs? 20:08–21:44 The responsibility of tech companies 21:45–25:15 Who is accountable when governments use AI 25:16–30:09 The tech skills government officials need 30:10–35:28 The risks: using AI for mass surveillance 35:29–40:38 What governments need to get right with AI Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford http://www.bsg.ox.ac.uk/