APrIGF 2022 Session Proposal Submission Form | |||||||||||||||
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Part 1 - Lead Organizer | |||||||||||||||
Contact Person | |||||||||||||||
Mr. Arzak Khan | |||||||||||||||
Organization / Affiliation (Please state "Individual" if appropriate) * | |||||||||||||||
Innovation for Change (I4C) South Asia | |||||||||||||||
Designation | |||||||||||||||
Regional Hub Manager | |||||||||||||||
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Male | |||||||||||||||
Economy of Residence | |||||||||||||||
Pakistan | |||||||||||||||
Primary Stakeholder Group | |||||||||||||||
Civil Society | |||||||||||||||
Part 2 - Session Proposal | |||||||||||||||
Session Title | |||||||||||||||
Artifical Intelligence and Democracy in South Asia | |||||||||||||||
Session Format | |||||||||||||||
Panel Discussion | |||||||||||||||
Where do you plan to organize your session? | |||||||||||||||
Onsite at the venue (with online moderator for questions and comments from remote participants) | |||||||||||||||
Specific Issues for Discussion | |||||||||||||||
The Innovation for Change (I4C) South Asia aims to tackle major ethical challenges posed by AI, from facial recognition to voter profiling and the ongoing discourse about how AI powered social media platform will impact democracy in South Asian countries. The intersection of social media, political participation, and AI presents new challenges for both the tech sector and society as a whole in South Asia. As new technologies and new forms of media emerge, existing models of governance including democracy are being challenged. New informational technology fundamentally rewires societies and technology’s effect on governance cannot be underestimated. Coupled with disintermediation, a truth crisis and a perception crisis are emerging, amplified by the persuasive power of new AI applications that can lead to a paralysing information asymmetry that threatens democracies. Our panel will look at the emerging challenges amplified by AI and how to tackle this important issue impacting civic spaces and democracy across South Asia. | |||||||||||||||
Describe the Relevance of Your Session to APrIGF | |||||||||||||||
This session would help address the debate on AI’s impact on the public sphere which is currently the one most prominent and familiar to a general audience. It is also directly connected to long-running debates on the structural transformation of the internet and trust for people’s fundamental freedoms and rights online. As we set to enter the dawn of AI and related technologies we must set in place rules and frameworks which will ensure AI will not be used to undermine democracy across South Asia and ensure that we do not allow the use of AI for undemocratic practices such as mass surveillance, mass social scoring by the state, or discrimination on basis of cast, color, creed or biased algorithmic decision making. The panellist will share experience from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka on the impact of AI on democracy and civic spaces. Also, the speakers would cover issues like shaping public opinion on social media platform and impact of AI algorithms on democracy and political movements in South Asia. Speakers will deliberate and share new learning on using ethics framework and guidelines for inclusion and improving trust in AI based platforms | |||||||||||||||
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Moderators & Speakers Info (Please complete where possible) | |||||||||||||||
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Please explain the rationale for choosing each of the above contributors to the session. | |||||||||||||||
Arzak Khan works on AI and cyber security, he has expertise on designing and implementing AI based systems for digital identity management programs across South Asia. Remshay Ahmed is a broadcaster and communication expert with I4C and moderator. Senel Wanniarach is founder Hashtag generation founded in June 2015 in order to fill the vacuum that exists in terms of meaningful youth civic and political participation in Sri Lanka. Radikha Jhalani is a legal counsel and expert on internet shutdown and its impact on civic spaces and democracy. Sarim is head of Facebook Asia pacific and he works on countering disinformation, shaping public opinions on the platforms while working with governments to ensure democracy is strengthened by creating favourable policies. |
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Please declare if you have any potential conflict of interest with the Program Committee 2022. | |||||||||||||||
No | |||||||||||||||
Are you or other session contributors planning to apply for the APrIGF Fellowship Program 2022? | |||||||||||||||
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Number of Attendees (Please fill in numbers) | |||||||||||||||
Consent | |||||||||||||||
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