International event with the "Spanish Observatory on Social and Ethical impact of AI" and "Montreal AI Ethics Institute" - February 26, 2021

1. The State of AI Ethics
in Canada & Spain
February 26, 2021
OdiseIA (Spanish Observatory on Social and Ethical impact of AI)
Joint discussion with MAIEI
www.odiseia.org

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Quick introduction
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The Spanish Observatory on Social and Ethical impact of AI (OdiseIA), was
created in 2019 as the reference space for discussion, debate and
implementation of the responsible AI in Spain.
Driven by internationally renowned experts, it is constituted as an independent
and non-profit association, open to all actors in the AI ecosystem who identify
with its mission.
OdiseIA is a platform for collaboration of
companies, research centers, professionals
and universities, committed to the development
of ethical and responsible AI.
What’s OdiseIA?
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Our mission:
To contribute to the responsible development and
use of AI that has the well-being of the human being
and the societies in which it is integrated at its core.
We work for a responsible, ethical, inclusive,
non-discriminatory, and transparent AI.

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Leadership
Connection
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What is our approach?
● Articles
● Reports
● Whitepapers
● Webinars
● External initiatives
● Information campaigns
● Media presence
● Neutral positioning
● Meetings with public administration
● Participation in regulatory processes
● Training
● In-house tools and frameworks
● Events
● Partner network and community
● Companies and individuals
https://medium.com/@odiseIA

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Idoia Salazar
Presidenta
Co-directora
área ética y
responsabilidad
Richard Benjamins
VP 1º
Co-director área
ética y
responsabilidad
Mar Cabra
VP 2ª
Directora
Comunidad y
Alianzas
Estratégicas
Jesus Avezuela
Secretario
General
Ángel Gómez
Vocal
Director área
seguridad y
defensa
Asunción Gómez
Vocal
Co-directora
área
investigacion
Nuria Oliver
Vocal
Co-directora
área
investigación
Ricardo Palomo
Tesorero
Mónica Priefert
Vocal
Directora área
Educación
Mónica Villas
Vocal
Directora área
formación
The executive team - Multidisciplinary and internationally recognized prestige
100+ members (Spain, UK, USA, Canada, LATAM, etc.) and corporate partners
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Our team

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● Community
● Communication
● Strategic partnerships
● Operations
Education Health Defense & cybersecurity Public
Administration
Insurance
Transversal areas
Privacy
Inclusive AI
Ethics and responsibility Training Outreach Research
Sector areas
Legal
Challenges
Relations Robots-Humans
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Our areas of activity -- Based on organic growth and development
Social and ethics Management

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Ethics guidelines for
trustworthy AI
European Commission
(April 2019)
* Updated Feb 2020
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Why now -- AI Ethics Timeline in Spain and Europe
Whitepaper on AI - A European
approach to excellence and trust
European Commission
(February 2020)
Research, Development and
Innovation (RDI) Strategy in AI
Spanish Government
(March 2019)
Spanish National AI
Strategy
Spanish Government
(November 2020)
Creation of OdiseIA

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Different timing but similar purpose
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2020
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AI Ethics approaches are highly influenced by Data Privacy regulation...
“There is something very interesting going on in
America. It relates to data privacy, politics and the
tech industry. We often talk about the clash of two
data cultures.
The basic premise is that in the US data is treated
as a commodity, whereas in Europe it is treated as
the private property of individuals. These two
views are clashing in a very real way in the latest
round of political intrigue coming out of
Washington D.C., and it is roiling markets and
challenging American perceptions of data privacy.”
Source: https://www.yerrasolutions.com/blog/politics-data-privacy-and-trump
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… and (for the Spanish case) by the European vision of data protection
as a fundamental right
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So what does the ENIA (Spain’s National AI Strategy) say about ethics?
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Training in social and ethical impact of AI
Quality of the technical implementation of AI
ethics within the organizations
National platform of Observatories to
analyze the social impact of AI
Notion of AI Quality Certification
National and international discussions on AI
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Some interesting cases…
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Other “ethically” sensible AI applications in Spain - What do you think?
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- Algorithm to detect political corruption cases
https://www.elconfidencial.com/tecnologia/2018-10-22/algoritmo-anticorrupcion-valencia-satan_1632428/
- Gender violence
http://www.interior.gob.es/documents/642012/8791743/Libro+Violencia+de+G%C2%8Enero/19523de8-df2b-45f8-80c0-59e3614a9bef
- Video surveillance for crime prediction and prevention
● https://elpais.com/tecnologia/2019/11/21/actualidad/1574348695_231540.html
● https://www.elmundo.es/tecnologia/2015/12/10/566991ee268e3ee63c8b4634.html
● https://www.eurocop.com/sistemas-de-eurocop/analisis-y-prediccion-del-delito/
● https://www.elsaltodiario.com/tecnologia/minority-report-policias-europa-sistemas-algoritmos-prediccion-delitos
● https://www.eurocop.com/quienessomos/referencias/principales-clientes/
- Murder profiling
https://elpais.com/tecnologia/2019/06/26/actualidad/1561500733_085160.html
- Racism detection
https://www.navarra.es/home_es/Actualidad/Sala+de+prensa/Noticias/2019/03/26/Proyecto+de+deteccion+de+discursos+xenofobos+y+racistas.htm
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in Canada & Spain
February 26, 2021
OdiseIA (Spanish Observatory on Social and Ethical impact of AI)
Joint discussion with MAIEI
www.odiseia.org
Gracias!

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Additional reading material
● AI Watch - Artificial Intelligence in public services -
https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/publication/eur-scientific-and-technical-research-reports/ai-watch-artificial-intelligence-public-services
● Report: Automating Society - Taking Stock of Automated Decision-Making in the EU -
https://algorithmwatch.org/en/automating-society-spain/
● Spain’s National Strategy - https://www.lamoncloa.gob.es/presidente/actividades/Documents/2020/ENIA2B.pdf
● Artificial Intelligence in small and medium-sized enterprises -
https://business.blogthinkbig.com/artificial-intelligence-in-small-and-medium-sized-enterprises/
● Telefonica’s AI Principles - https://www.telefonica.com/en/web/responsible-business/our-commitments/ai-principles
○ Governance model - https://www.telefonica.com/documents/1258915/3538310/ia-responsible-governance.pdf
● Towards organizational guidelines for the responsible use of AI (ECAI 2020) https://ecai2020.eu/papers/1347_paper.pdf
● Responsible AI by Design in Practice (AAAI workshop) - https://arxiv.org/abs/1909.12838v2
● A choices framework for the responsible use of AI (AI Ethics Journal, Springer)
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s43681-020-00012-5?wt_mc=Internal.Event.1.SEM.ArticleAuthorOnlineFirst
● A new organizational role for Artificial Intelligence: the Responsible AI Champion (blog post)
https://business.blogthinkbig.com/a-new-organizational-role-for-artificial-intelligence-the-responsible-ai-champion/

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Questions for breakout room discussion
1. Is there scope for an internationally recognised AI policy between countries like Canada and Spain?
2. Can Spain and Canada do more to implement ethical AI practice? If so, are there any cultural issues that
may need to be surpassed in order to do so?
3. What would be the best way for the two countries to work together given the language barrier and
different perspectives on AI?
4. Are future AI practitioners in each country being adequately prepared to join an AI future? For example,
through industry experience or relevant education?