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02 Jul Join WITNESS in Geneva for the AI for Good Summit  

Next week, from July 8th to 11th, WITNESS will be joining a group of experts and policymakers at the AI for Good Summit in Geneva, Switzerland. Organized by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) in partnership with the Swiss Government and other 40 United Nations agencies stakeholders in the conversation, the summit is one of the main platforms – at the United Nations level – for dialogue and collaboration on Artificial Intelligence and its intersection with topics such as climate change, digital inclusion, as well as advancing the sustainable development goals.  As the Global Digital Compact and the 20 year review of the commitments from the World Summit on the Information Society set out the state for increased calls on digital cooperation and improved frameworks for Artificial Intelligence Governance, the summit arrives at an important inflection point and has the capacity to issue important calls to action on harnessing AI’s potential, addressing the harms stack and setting out relevant collective action for the coming 20 years.  WITNESS’ Technology Threats and Opportunities Team will be engaged in a series of sessions during the event, to which we would like to call your attention below. All of these panels will highlight the WITNESS’