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DESCRIPTION:Globalizing perspectives on AI safety\n\nWednesday\, February 1
 9\, 2025\, 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. EST\nOnline only: https://www.brookings.edu/e
 vents/globalizing-perspectives-on-ai-safety\n\nRSVP to watch online\nArtif
 icial intelligence (AI) safety is an emerging field dedicated to ensuring 
 that AI systems operate reliably\, ethically\, and beneficially. However\,
  mainstream narratives surrounding AI safety often reflect the objectives 
 and perspectives of Western institutions\, prioritizing technical risks li
 ke alignment and misuse while neglecting broader societal and contextual h
 arms. As global AI safety efforts gain momentum—through initiatives like
  the AI Safety Summit\, specialized institutes\, and new benchmarks—crit
 ical gaps remain. Many current evaluation methods lack coverage of non-Wes
 tern languages\, cultural norms\, and societal contexts\, leading to AI sy
 stems that perform poorly in diverse environments and reinforce systemic b
 iases. These limitations highlight the urgent need for globalized approach
 es to AI safety.\n\nOn February 19\, join the Center for Technology Innova
 tion at Brookings for a webinar featuring a panel of experts from across t
 he globe to examine how Western-centric assumptions in AI safety framework
 s can perpetuate inequities and bias. Panelists will explore region-specif
 ic challenges\, such as linguistic and cultural barriers as well as innova
 tive frameworks\, technical measures\, and human-centered approaches to re
 define what it means for AI to be &quot;safe&quot; on a global scale.\n\nViewers can
  submit questions for speakers via email to events@brookings.edu or on X (
 formerly Twitter) @BrookingsGov using #AISafety.\n\nPanel discussion\n\nMo
 derator: Chinasa T. Okolo\, Fellow\, Center for Technology Innovation\, Br
 ookings\nGrace Chege\, Fellow\, ILINA Program\nMaia Levy Daniel\, Senior P
 rogram Manager\, Trust and Safety Foundation\n\nShaun Ee\, Policy and Stra
 tegy Manager\, Institute for AI Policy and Strategy\n\nBen Kereopa-Yorke\,
  Master&#39;s Student\, The University of New South Wales\n\nJam Kraprayoon\, 
 Strategy Manager\, Institute for AI Policy and Strategy\n\nCraig Ramlal\, 
 Lecturer\, The University of West Indies\n\nhttps://www.brookings.edu/even
 ts/globalizing-perspectives-on-ai-safety\n\nAgenda: \nhttps://www.brooking
 s.edu/events/globalizing-perspectives-on-ai-safety\n\nVirtual: https://eve
 nts.vtools.ieee.org/m/467000
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/467000
ORGANIZER:baris.kazar@oracle.com
SEQUENCE:2
SUMMARY:AI Talks with Coffee/Tea No: XIII: Globalizing perspectives on AI s
 afety
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/467000
X-ALT-DESC:Description: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Globalizing perspectives on AI saf
 ety&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wednesday\, Febru
 ary 19\, 2025\, 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. EST&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Online only: htt
 ps://www.brookings.edu/events/globalizing-perspectives-on-ai-safety&lt;/stron
 g&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;RSVP to watch online&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Artificial int
 elligence (AI) safety is an emerging field dedicated to ensuring that AI s
 ystems operate reliably\, ethically\, and beneficially. However\, mainstre
 am narratives surrounding AI safety often reflect the objectives and persp
 ectives of Western institutions\, prioritizing technical risks like alignm
 ent and misuse while neglecting broader societal and contextual harms. As 
 global AI safety efforts gain momentum&amp;mdash\;through initiatives like the
  AI Safety Summit\, specialized institutes\, and new benchmarks&amp;mdash\;cri
 tical gaps remain. Many current evaluation methods lack coverage of non-We
 stern languages\, cultural norms\, and societal contexts\, leading to AI s
 ystems that perform poorly in diverse environments and reinforce systemic 
 biases. These limitations highlight the urgent need for globalized approac
 hes to AI safety.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;On February 19\
 , join the Center for Technology Innovation at Brookings for a webinar fea
 turing a panel of experts from across the globe to examine how Western-cen
 tric assumptions in AI safety frameworks can perpetuate inequities and bia
 s. Panelists will explore region-specific challenges\, such as linguistic 
 and cultural barriers as well as innovative frameworks\, technical measure
 s\, and human-centered approaches to redefine what it means for AI to be &quot;
 safe&quot; on a global scale.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Viewers 
 can submit questions for speakers via email to events@brookings.edu or on 
 X (formerly Twitter) @BrookingsGov using #AISafety.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp
 \;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(224\, 62\, 45)\;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Panel discuss
 ion&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(224\, 62\, 45)\;&quot;&gt;&lt;str
 ong&gt;Moderator: Chinasa T. Okolo\, Fellow\, Center for Technology Innovatio
 n\, Brookings&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(224\, 62\, 45)\;&quot;
 &gt;&lt;strong&gt;Grace Chege\, Fellow\, ILINA Program&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span sty
 le=&quot;color: rgb(224\, 62\, 45)\;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Maia Levy Daniel\, Senior Program
  Manager\, Trust and Safety Foundation&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style
 =&quot;color: rgb(224\, 62\, 45)\;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shaun Ee\, Policy and Strategy Mana
 ger\, Institute for AI Policy and Strategy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span s
 tyle=&quot;color: rgb(224\, 62\, 45)\;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ben Kereopa-Yorke\, Master&#39;s St
 udent\, The University of New South Wales&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span st
 yle=&quot;color: rgb(224\, 62\, 45)\;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jam Kraprayoon\, Strategy Manage
 r\, Institute for AI Policy and Strategy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span sty
 le=&quot;color: rgb(224\, 62\, 45)\;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Craig Ramlal\, Lecturer\, The Uni
 versity of West Indies&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(132
 \, 63\, 161)\;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;https://www.brookings.edu/events/globalizing-persp
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 \;https://www.brookings.edu/events/globalizing-perspectives-on-ai-safety&lt;/
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