The CAIDP AI Policy Certificate

The Center has launched a comprehensive certification program for AI Policy. The certification program is an outgrowth of the work of the Research Group, and includes requirements for research, writing, and policy analysis. Receipt of the CAIDP AI Policy Certification requires completion of a detailed multi-part test. The subjects are: AI History, AI Issues and Institutions,  AI Regulation, and Research Methods. Candidates are also required to sign a Statement of Professional Ethics for AI Policy.

CAIDP Certificates are available for:

• Artificial Intelligence Policy
• Artificial Intelligence Policy - Advanced
• Artificial Intelligence Policy Seminar

Statement of Professional Ethics for AI Policy

CAIDP has also launched the first code of professional ethics for the field of AI policy. The goal is to ensure that those who provide advice regarding AI policy commit themselves to a high level of professional conduct. The CAIDP Statement of Professional Ethics recognizes that AI systems impact the rights and opportunities of others, may pose a risk to public safety, and that bias is an ongoing challenge. Among other obligations, the Statement requires individuals to ensure that AI systems are fair, accountable, and transparent.

Endorsement of the Statement of Professional Ethics is a necessary requirement to receive the CAIDP AI Policy Certificate.

CAIDP Research Group

The Research Group provides the basis for the Center's policy work. The Research Group members identify Significant AI Policy News, assess country AI policies and practices, draft statements on AI policy to national governments and international organizations, examine emerging trends in AI Policy. Research Group Team Leaders coordinate research group activities, prepare 5 Key Points presentations, and develop advanced AI policy skills.

CAIDP will continue the Research Group in the Fall 2022. Global Academic Network partners are invited to recommend students, at the graduate and post-graduate level for participation.

[Application form for the Spring 2023 cohort.]

CAIDP Externships

CAIDP provides the opportunity for full-time students in law, computer science, or public policy to work with the Center during the Semester for academic credit. Typical externships include intensive work in AI policy research and analysis, as well as the opportunity to connect with experts and leaders in the AI policy field. CAIDP externs have participated in meetings with Members of the European Parliament, and drafted AI policy recommendations for the Council on Future Relations, the European Law Institute, the Global Partnership on AI, the Global Privacy Assembly, the US Office of Science and Technology Policy, and others.

CAIDP has partnered with Campbell Law School, Duke Law School, Georgetown Law, Harvard Law School, Stanford Law School, and TU Wien for externship opportunities. We welcome other partnerships. Interested applicants should send a letter of interest, a CV, and a relevant writing sample to Marc Rotenberg. Institutions may also contact Marc for further information about the program. Listings in Externship Directories are appreciated. Externships may be conducted remotely or at the CAIDP offices in Washington, DC.

[CAIDP Extern Program Participants]

CAIDP Projects

CAIDP is pursuing a wide range of projects on Artificial Intelligence policy with key partners

• ABA Rule of Law Initiative
• ACM AI Policy Committee
• Council of Europe Committe on AI (Observer)
• Council on Foreign Relations (AI education modules for World 101)
• European Law Institute (Model Rules on Impact Assessment of Algorithmic Decisionmaking Systems Used by Public Administration)
• European Parliament (EU AI Act)
• Global Partnership on AI (Data Governance)
• G7 2022 (German Presidency), G20 2022 (Indonesian Presidency)
• International Working Group on Data Protection (Facial Surveillance, Smart Cities)
• OECD AI Group of Experts
• UNESCO Recommendation on AI Ethics (NGO liaison committee, implementation)

The AI Policy Clinic (forthcoming)

In 2014, Marc Rotenberg and his colleagues published a landmark article on The Open Government Clinic, based on their experience teaching law school students the theory and practice of litigation under the federal Freedom of Information Act.

Marc and colleagues at the Center are now preparing an article about the experience of developing the first AI policy clinic. The article provides an overview of the AI policy field, a description of key resources, recommended activities, and techniques for evaluation. The AI Policy Clinic article will also include a model syllabus and detailed recommendations for those developing curricula for AI policy.

CAIDP Updates

The Center for AI and Digital Policy provides weekly updates about developments in AI policy. A summary news item is accompanied by prominent links to primary sources to enable further research and analysis. All CAIDP Updates are archived on the CAIDP website under the News tab.

CAIDP Conversations

The Center for AI and Digital Policy hosts monthly Conversations with leading thinkers, artists, and policy makers in the AI realm. Recent CAIDP Conversations featured Shalini Kantayya (the director of Coded Bias), Cade Metz (the author of Genius Makers), and  Gregor Strojin (the chair of the CAHAI, the Council of Europe Expert Group on AI).

AI Policy Events

The Center for AI and Digital Policy is pleased to promote AI policy events involving our Team members and Global Academic Network partners.

The Public Voice

The Center for AI and Digital Policy routinely identifies opportunities for public comment on AI policy posted by government agencies around the world. We strongly encourage AI policy programs to participate in these opportunities and we will assist in the drafting of effective comments. 

CAIDP Publications

The Center for AI and Digital Policy makes freely available to members of the Global Academic Network CAIDP publications, including The AI Policy Sourcebook and Artificial Intelligence and Democratic Values. The Center also promotes the publications of menbers of the Global Academic Network.

Universal Guidelines for AI

Members of the Global Academic Network helped draft and promote the Universal Guidelines for Artificial Intelligence, the first human rights framework for AI. More the 300 experts and 60 organizations across 40 countries have endorsed the UGAI.

The UGAI remains open for signature by experts and scientific and educational organizations in the AI field.