The AI Policy Agenda going into Paris with Kristina Podnar
Release Date: 02/05/2025
GPAI Code of Practice with Boniface de Champris
AI Governance Podcast
This episode of the AI Governance Podcast features Boniface de Champris. Boniface is an expert on the EU AI Act, Senior Manager at CCIA Europe and a keen watcher of the debate around the GPAI Code of Practice. Boniface joined Enzai’s Var Shankar to discuss: Why the forthcoming GPAI Code of Practice is so important How the EU AI Office interacts with Working Groups to draft the Code Major changes between the second and third drafts of the Code Expectations for the final draft of the Code How work by researchers, including at the OECD and G7, informs AI laws
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LLM Explainability with Umang Bhatt
AI Governance Podcast
This episode of the AI Governance Podcast features Dr. Umang Bhatt. Umang is an Assistant Professor and Faculty Fellow at the Center for Data Science at New York University, a Senior Research Associate at the Alan Turing Institute and a leading researcher in the fields of AI explainability and transparency. Umang joined Enzai’s Var Shankar to discuss: How organizations might explain the workings of generative AI systems to end-users Practical approaches to restricting access to generative AI systems, their outputs, and what they can be used for Why it is important to close the loop on...
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Sustainable AI with James Ong
AI Governance Podcast
This episode of the AI Governance Podcast features James Ong. James is the Founder of the Singapore-based AI International Institute, Co-Author of “AI for Humanity: Building A Sustainable AI for the Future," and has bridged the divides between scientists, policymakers and investors for over 35 years. James joined Enzai’s Var Shankar to discuss: - The silver lining from the Paris AI Safety Summit - The need to develop fields of AI other than generative AI - How Asian countries can best contribute to global AI norms - How sustainable AI is built on the three pillars governance,...
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The AI Policy Agenda going into Paris with Kristina Podnar
AI Governance Podcast
This episode of the AI Governance Podcast features Kristina Podnar. Kristina is the author of The Power of Digital Policy, Senior Policy Director at the Data & Trust Alliance and a digital policy advisor to boards and executives of private, non-profit and public sector organizations. Kristina joined Enzai’s Var Shankar to discuss: - outcomes to expect from Paris AI Action Summit - why publicly owned AI is essential - how to insulate publicly owned AI from politics - why policymakers should focus on specific issues, like using AI to fight climate change and combating nonconsensual...
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The Management-Based Approach with Cary Coglianese
AI Governance Podcast
This episode of the AI Governance Podcast features Cary Coglianese. Cary is the Edward B. Shils Professor of Law and Professor of Political Science and the founding Director of the Penn Program on Regulation at the University of Pennsylvania, the author of seven books on administrative law and regulatory policy and a leading expert on regulatory models for AI. Cary joined Enzai’s Var Shankar to discuss: - regulatory principles for AI, given the extreme heterogeneity of use cases - why leashes – not guardrails – are the better analogy for AI governance - what a management-based approach...
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Responsible AI at Walmart with Nuala O'Connor
AI Governance Podcast
This episode of Enzai's AI Governance Podcast features Nuala O’Connor, SVP and Chief Counsel for Digital Citizenship at Walmart. Nuala is a global leader scaling responsible AI efforts. Before joining Walmart, Nuala served as the first Chief Privacy Officer for the U.S Department of Homeland Security and the CEO for the Center for Democracy and Technology. She is an attorney by background. Nuala joined Enzai CEO Ryan Donnelly to discuss: -Her approach to scaling AI efforts at Walmart; -How Walmart’s Responsible AI Pledge embodies four core organizational values; -Major opportunities and...
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Agentic AI and our AI Future with Nell Watson
AI Governance Podcast
This episode of Enzai's AI Governance Podcast features Nell Watson.Nell is a machine intelligence researcher, engineer, philosopher, and author of Taming the Machine: Ethically Harness the Power of AI. She leads several prominent efforts in the responsible AI space, chairs IEEE’s ECPAIS Transparency Experts Focus Group and has previously advised Apple. In an episode recorded at Enzai’s office in Belfast, Nell joined Var Shankar to discuss: - how scaffolding will incrementally help today’s foundational AI models improve significantly - why agentic AI will require new ways of thinking...
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International standards from 1840 to the Age of AI, with Scott Cooper
AI Governance Podcast
This episode of Enzai's AI Governance Podcast features Scott Cooper. Nobody understands the international standardization space better than Scott. An advocate for consumer protection, Scott’s was previously VP for Policy at the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Scott also worked with lawmakers, companies and civil society – including advising the US House of Representatives and the CEO of Hewlett-Packard on consumer protection, governance, and standardization issues. Scott joined Enzai’s Var Shankar to discuss: - how international standardization can help with many of the...
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IAPP AI Governance Center with Ashley Casovan
AI Governance Podcast
This episode of Enzai's AI Governance Podcast features Ashley Casovan. As Managing Director of IAPP’s AI Governance Center, Ashley helps industry leaders, policymakers and professionals better understand AI regulations and risks. Ashley joined the podcast with Enzai's Var Shankar to discuss: - how public sector responsible AI efforts have progressed globally since Ashley led the drafting of Canada’s Directive on Automated Decision-making in 2021; - the importance of connecting, educating and certifying AI governance practitioners, including through IAPP’s AI Governance Professional...
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Ethical AI Database with Abhinav Raghunathan
AI Governance Podcast
This episode of Enzai's AI Governance Podcast features Abhinav Raghunathan. Abhinav is an AI scientist and Founder of the Ethical AI Database, a resource that maps and analyzes the landscape of responsible AI organizations. Abhinav joined the podcast with Enzai's Var Shankar to discuss: - use cases in which organizations have successfully incorporated Generative AI into their workflows; - trends in AI governance programs and training efforts; - why Abhinav founded the Ethical AI Database; - some of the trends covered in the Ethical AI Database report for 1H 2024; and - the potential for new...
info_outlineThis episode of the AI Governance Podcast features Kristina Podnar. Kristina is the author of The Power of Digital Policy, Senior Policy Director at the Data & Trust Alliance and a digital policy advisor to boards and executives of private, non-profit and public sector organizations.
Kristina joined Enzai’s Var Shankar to discuss:
- outcomes to expect from Paris AI Action Summit
- why publicly owned AI is essential
- how to insulate publicly owned AI from politics
- why policymakers should focus on specific issues, like using AI to fight climate change and combating nonconsensual deepfakes, in addition to more general AI risks
- how organizations should adopt agentic and open-source systems amid regulatory uncertainty