Call for a Manifesto!

Following the workshop and panel, the creation of a manifesto serves as a melting pot for diverse perspectives, expertise, and insights, enabling collective reflections on the role and impact of AI in society.

This manifesto emerges as a natural progression from these discussions, crystallizing a shared vision for the ethical integration of AI into society.

The events are rooted in a multi-sectoral and multidisciplinary approach, underscoring the recognition that the challenges and opportunities presented by AI span across various sectors of society and require insights from a wide range of disciplines.

Thus, this document emphasizes the opportunities this technology will open up to humanity, but also highlights the urgent need for ethical guidelines, inclusivity, and sustainable practices, stressing the importance of protecting human dignity and autonomy.

Concerns over governance, transparency, and the equitable transition of the workforce are underscored, alongside the imperative to address AI's potential to perpetuate biases and concentrate power.

Looking towards over-the-horizon scenarios, it also looks ahead, imagining a future where AI enhances human capabilities and helps tackle global issues like climate change and inequality.

It urges for forward-thinking governance and public engagement strategies that anticipate the evolving landscape of AI, ensuring technologies developed and deployed in ways that are transparent, accountable, and aligned with the public interest and good.