Alvitta Ottley, an associate professor of computer science and engineering at the WashU McKelvey School of Engineering, has been appointed to the Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence, established within the United Nations.
Ottley is one of 40 members selected by the U.N. General Assembly after an independent review by the International Telecommunication Union, the U.N. Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies and the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
Described as the first fully independent global scientific body dedicated to bridging the knowledge gap in AI and assessing its real-world economic and social impacts, the panel will help inform global decision-making on AI. Members will serve three-year terms.