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Trustworthy by Design

08 Jul WITNESS convenes experts in Geneva and launches new report on AI, content authenticity, and surveillance risks

News and Events | jessicaribeiro

On July 8, WITNESS and the Forum on Information and Democracy hosted Trustworthy by Design: AI, Content Authenticity, and the Future of Reliable Information, a convening that brought together experts from human rights, journalism, humanitarian action, technology, research, policymaking, and standards development to discuss one of the defining challenges of the AI era: how to safeguard reliable information while protecting privacy, safety, and human rights. Across the discussions, speakers emphasized that technical solutions alone will not be enough to strengthen trust in the digital information ecosystem. They highlighted the importance of collaboration among governments, civil society, technology companies, journalists, humanitarian organizations, and standards bodies, while stressing that governance and accountability must evolve alongside AI technologies. They also emphasized that efforts to strengthen information integrity must protect privacy, civic space, and human rights. The program featured opening remarks from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and WITNESS, with Mahsa Alimardani, Associate Director at WITNESS, and Bruna Martins dos Santos, Policy and Advocacy Manager at WITNESS, guiding discussions throughout the day. The event also included the launch of WITNESS’s new report, presented by Jacobo Castellanos, AI Infrastructure & Governance Manager at WITNESS, alongside discussions featuring representatives from

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10 Jul New Global Benchmark Sets Standard for Truly Effective AI Detection in the Age of Deepfakes

News and Events, Tech and Advocacy | WITNESS

WITNESS launches TRIED Benchmark to promote the development of AI detection tools that support the preservation of truth and authenticity in the era of evolving synthetic media. WITNESS today announces the release of its new report, TRIED: Truly Innovative and Effective AI Detection Benchmark, a groundbreaking framework to evaluate and improve AI detection tools amid the rising threat of generative AI and deceptive synthetic media. Based on case submissions from WITNESS’ Deepfake Rapid Response Force’s (DRRF), the expertise of its AI detection specialists, as well as global consultations with journalists, fact-checkers and leading technologists, WITNESS endeavours to shape the AI detection space for effectiveness and innovation.  “We’re in the middle of great leaps in the realism of AI generation, with tools like Google’s Veo. However, detection tools for deceptive AI have not kept pace and are not in the hands of those who need them most. We must ensure that tools are built that meet the needs of those on the frontlines of truth globally,” said Sam Gregory, Executive Director at WITNESS, “low-quality or faulty detection that doesn’t work globally, and that is not easily explainable to the public, makes it easy to deny the real, and share AI falsehoods”

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

News and Events, Tech and Advocacy | WITNESS

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’

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