AI and Data Trusts

Neil D. Lawrence

Advanced Topics of Law and Technology, University of Graz

Embodiment Factors

bits/min billions 2,000
billion
calculations/s
~100 a billion
embodiment 20 minutes 5 billion years

Evolved Relationship with Information

New Flow of Information

Evolved Relationship

Evolved Relationship

Data Rights

GDPR Origins

Feudal Era Data Ecosystem

Information Barons threaten our Privacy

Personal Data Trusts

Data Trusts Initiative

Progress So Far

In its first 18 months of operation, the Initiative has:

  • Convened over 200 leading data ethics researchers and practitioners;

  • Funded 7 new research projects tackling knowledge gaps in data trust theory and practice;

  • Supported 3 real-world data trust pilot projects establishing new data stewardship mechanisms.

Thanks!

References

Lawrence, N.D., 2017. Living together: Mind and machine intelligence. arXiv.