As founding academic institutions, the Media Lab and Berkman Klein Center, along with other potential collaborators from the public and private sectors, will act as a mechanism to reinforce cross-disciplinary work and encourage intersectional peer dialogue and collaboration.

What makes this new initiative different and necessary is that itвЂ™s aimed at transcending barriers and breaking down silos among disciplines. вЂњFor example, one of the most critical challenges is how do we make sure that the machines we вЂtrainвЂ™ donвЂ™t perpetuate and amplify the same human biases that plague society? How can we best initiate a broader, in-depth discussion about how society will co-evolve with this technology, and connect computer science and social sciences to develop intelligent machines that are not only вЂsmart,вЂ™ but also socially responsible?вЂќ вЂњAIвЂ™s rapid development brings along a lot of tough challenges,вЂќ explains Joi Ito, director of the MIT Media Lab. The fund will also seek to advance public understanding of AI. Initially funded with $27 million from the Knight Foundation LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman the Omidyar Network the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and Jim Pallotta, founder of the Raptor Group, the Ethics and Governance of Artificial Intelligence FundвЂ™s mission is to catalyze global research that advances AI for the public interest, with an emphasis on applied research and education. Knight Foundation, which is among those supporting the initiative. Technology and commerce will see to that,вЂќ says Alberto IbargГјen, president and CEO of the John S. вЂњArtificial intelligence agents will impact every part of our lives in every society on Earth. The MIT Media Lab and the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University will serve as the founding anchor institutions for a new initiative aimed at bridging the gap between the humanities, the social sciences, and computing by addressing the global challenges of artificial intelligence (AI) from a multidisciplinary perspective.

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