
On January 15, 2019, global industry, academic, and policy experts met at the MIT AI Policy Congress to discuss the important questions artificial intelligence (AI) systems raise about safety, justice, welfare, and opportunity. During this event, which was co-sponsored by the MIT Internet Policy Research Initiative (IPRI) and MIT Quest for Intelligence, presenters discussed how AI systems should be governed — and to what extent they are already conforming to society’s expectations of trust.
This first-of-a-kind forum investigated how society, industry, and governments should practically manage the policy questions raised by this new technology by using MIT’s world-leading research in machine learning and engaging leaders across the public and private sectors. Individual sessions defined AI’s specific and often distinct impact in particular industries, connected it to key laws and regulations in place today, and defined gaps and opportunities for addressing trust in the AI systems upon which societies depend.
Want to learn more about this event? Check out news and our ongoing blog series below, along with the event agenda and a list of speakers. You can also contact us at IPRI-aipolicy19@mit.edu. Get the latest details about the next AI Policy Congress by visiting https://aipolicy.mit.edu/.

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Introductory Sessions |
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Welcome | Daniel Weitzner, MIT | 9:00 a.m. |
AI’s Technical Capabilities | Antonio Torralba, MIT Slides |
9:10 a.m. |
International Perspectives on AI Policy |
Andrew Wyckoff, OECD | 9:30 a.m. |
Purpose & Objective | R. David Edelman, MIT | 9:45 a.m. |
Session I |
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Transportation & Safety | Moderator: Daniela Rus, MIT John-Paul Clarke, United Technologies Brian Williams, MIT |
10:00 a.m. |
Break |
10:45 a.m. | |
Manufacturing & Labor | Moderator: Denis McDonough, Markle Erik Brynjolfsson, MIT Jacqui Canney, Walmart Philip A. Miscimarra, Morgan Lewis |
11:00 a.m. |
Lunch |
11:45 a.m. | |
Session II |
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Post-Lunch Remarks: How AI is Changing Healthcare | Remarks: Regina Barzilay, MIT Discussion/Response: Moderator: Simon Johnson, MIT Jason Furman, Harvard Kennedy School Tom Price, Fmr. Secretary of HHS |
12:30 p.m. 12:50 p.m. |
Criminal Justice & Fairness | Moderator: Daniel Weitzner, MIT Jim Baker, Harvard Law School Carol Rose, ACLU |
1:45 p.m. |
National Security & Defense | Moderator: John Podesta, CAP Michéle Flournoy, WestExec Advisors Lisa Monaco, NYU |
2:30 p.m. |
Break |
3:15 p.m. | |
Session III |
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International Consensus & Capacity-Building: The OECD Principles Process |
Remarks Anne Carblanc, OECD OECD Experts: Moderator: Taylor Reynolds, MIT Nozha Boujemaa, INRIA Cyrus Hodes, UAE Osamu Sudoh, Japan |
3:45 p.m. 3:55 p.m. |
Toward the Governance of AI Systems | Moderator: R. David Edelman, MIT Carol Rose, ACLU Antonio Torralba, MIT Denis McDonough, Markle Daniel Weitzner, MIT Andrew Wyckoff, OECD |
4:30 p.m. |
End of Congress |
5:30 p.m. |