Professor Yoshua Bengio has been elected co-chair of the United Nations’ Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence, alongside Filipino journalist Maria Ressa, recipient of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize.
The election took place during the inaugural meeting of this expert group, which brings together 40 international specialists tasked with informing government decisions on the impacts and governance of artificial intelligence.
Created under the auspices of the United Nations, the panel aims to produce independent scientific analyses on the capabilities, risks and uses of AI in order to support the development of public policies on a global scale.
A professor in the Department of Computer Science and Operations Research at Université de Montréal and a pioneer of deep learning, Yoshua Bengio is one of the most influential researchers in the field of artificial intelligence. Recipient of the 2018 Turing Award, he is also the founder of Mila, the Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute.
As co-chairs, Yoshua Bengio and Maria Ressa will notably be responsible for leading the panel’s work and coordinating the production of its first scientific assessments intended for public decision-makers around the world.
