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HAICU (the acronym for Human-centered AI+ by/for Colleges and Universities) is the U7+ Alliance’s AI+ Lab.
Led by academia, it aims to promote cooperation between universities and other stakeholders to ensure AI+ is envisioned, developed and used in a human-centered fashion.
Human-centered AI+ is developed and used in such a way that it enhances human well-being and capacities, at the local and international levels.
To make AI+ more human-centered, HAICU leads multistakeholder projects, conducts experiments, creates and shares best practices, and speaks publicly on core issues.
HAICU especially intends to be a leading voice for maximizing the positive impacts of AI+ on higher education and academic research, and mitigating its negative effects.
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Robots as minimum wage workers
Wired writes that thanks to rentals, companies are now better able to afford using robots in their factories. “‘Cost declines are great for the diffusion of a technology,’ says Andrew McAfee, a principle research scientist at MIT who studies the economic implications of automation. McAfee says robots themselves have become cheaper and more user friendly…
Read More...Publication of a new book on human-centered AI
In his new book on human-centered AI (only the electronic version is available at the moment), the founding director of the Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory at the University of Maryland, Ben Shneiderman, “offers an optimistic realist’s guide to how artificial intelligence can be used to augment and enhance humans’ lives. This project bridges the gap between…
Read More...UN asks for a moratorium on the sale and use of AI
UN human rights chief recommends, “States should place moratoriums on the sale and use of artificial intelligence (AI) systems until adequate safeguards are put in place
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HAICU is a U7+ Alliance Initiative
The U7+ Alliance of World Universities is the first coalition of university presidents aimed at defining concrete actions universities can take to collectively address global challenges in coordination with government leaders in G7 countries and beyond.
HAICU is a project led by
in collaboration with

Aix Marseille Université

Northwestern University

Osaka University

Université Côte d'Asure

Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar - Sénégal

The University of Edinburgh

Università Degli Studi Di Napoli Federico II

Indian Institute of Technology -Bombay

University of Toronto

Università degli Studi di Milano

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