The seventh Summer Internet Governance School held its final workshop as part of the preparatory and selection stage. Held in an interactive format, it focused on the topic titled Who Wins and Who Faces Risks in the AI World.
Head of Technology Analytics at Higher School of Economics National Research University’s Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge, Sofia Privorotskaya, acted as a lecturer. The workshop offered participants an opportunity to discuss which social and professional groups could benefit the most from the development of artificial intelligence, and who would face new risks, as well as the way the spread of AI technology impacted the labor market and its consequences.
As many as 111 participants in the preparatory and selection stage joined the final meeting. Participants were asked to perform interactive assignments, and there were also questionnaires and an open debate. The agenda focused on regulating AI, changes in various professions, digital inequality, security, the responsibility of developers and users, as well as the way AI affects education, critical thinking and decision-making processes.
As many as 343 people were selected to take part in the Summer School’s first stage, of which 256 registered on the online educational platform. The participants had two weeks to study all nine educational modules on their own, and 140 people completed this part of the course, which amounts to 54.7 percent of users who registered on the educational platform and 40.8 percent of all the selected participants.
The Summer School’s Curator, Arevik Martirosyan, said that these results demonstrated that not only was there steady demand for learning more about internet governance, but also that the participants were very motivated since they studied the course materials, independently performed the assigned tasks and took an active part in the expert discussion.
“This year, we have updated the school’s format to enable more people to take part in its first stage. Having a bigger audience did not affect engagement, which is quite satisfying, since participants remained just as active and committed to following this course as in the previous years,” she pointed out.
Organizers are now rating the participants of the preparatory and selection stage with the view to offering the top 50 an opportunity to continue the course by taking part in its main stage. It will be held in August with support of MGIMO University’s Digital Department and the International Information Security School.
The Coordination Center for TLD .RU/РФ will issue certificates on completing the Summer School’s first stage to all the successful participants in the online part of the educational platform.
