Responsible Innovation Labs

Hear from our Executive Director, Gaurab Bansal about the foundations of RIL’s AI resources - ??Actionable, best-in-class practices ??Right-sized for company size + stage ??Driving the bottom line by reinforcing customer trust And check out our Responsible AI resources here: rilabs.org/responsible-ai

2024 is a major election year worldwide. Election cycles are rife with risks for technology companies across sectors and stages. RIL distilled a core set of best practices we heard from operators who have navigated leading technology companies through previous election cycles. And we right-sized these recommendations for startups. Check out the playbook here: https://lnkd.in/dNgw857d

?? The US Justice Department's new Chief AI Officer, military drone strikes with AI, and Microsoft diversifying by investing in Mistral. Read the rest in this week's edition of "What's Happening in #AI" https://lnkd.in/gSzt7wUg

In this week's edition of What's Happening in AI, we cover FTC rule changes to combat deepfakes, a new announcement from large AI companies committed to fighting election misinformation, and more. Check it out - https://lnkd.in/dJ63YXVE

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?? For all interested in - and working on - AI projects: tune in this Wednesday. Featuring our very own Chief Operating Officer, Jama Adams!

As part of our Responsible AI work, every week we put together what we’re reading on #AI. This week: Sam Altman departs OpenAI. Policy proposals continue. Meet-ups by Cerebral Valley and VCs. Cohere’s AI safety guide and AWS’ European Digital Sovereignty Pledge. Plus: Responsible Innovation Labs launches the first pro-innovation responsible AI protocol for startups and investors. And, an expert and investor ask: What is the value in advancing generative agents? What are the ethical frameworks? Check it out here - https://lnkd.in/gvcBTJSH ?#startups #artificialintelligence #responsibleAI?

Responsible AI Commitments and Protocol launch: Earlier this week, Responsible Innovation Labs announced the first industry-driven Commitments and Protocol for responsible AI, specifically built for startups and the investors who back them. Developed with operators, investors, and other stakeholders, our commitments and protocol provide an actionable and flexible #responsibleai framework tailored to early stage companies. “We believe this framework promotes deployment and innovation, will help drive customer adoption, and provides a starting point for action precisely because it emphasizes building trust,” said Gaurab Bansal. ”To support a thriving startup ecosystem, we have to lead proactively in collaboration across sectors.” Bloomberg: Top VC Firms Sign Voluntary Commitments for Startups to Build AI Responsibly (https://bloom.bg/3upvRCk) Inc. Magazine: 5 steps your business can take to build a responsible AI program?(https://bit.ly/3urVLFb) Axios Pro: Commerce boosts new effort on responsible AI for startups (https://bit.ly/3uiQxf4) Responsible Innovation Labs hosted a roundtable with leading venture capitalists and U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Gina Raimondo to discuss the importance of a vibrant startup AI ecosystem. Participants shared the importance of ensuring competition, growth, and policy conversations in the United States and Europe. @Gina Raimondo said, "We’re still in the early innings of AI. We all have to hold ourselves to account to make sure that the way AI is developing is safe, trustworthy, secure, non-discriminatory, ethical, and humane.” This was an unprecedented collaboration with operators, investors, civil society, and the public sector. Thank you to the 47 investors who have stepped forward to lead on #responsibleai commitments, including each of the attendees: Aaref Hilaly of Bain Capital Adeyemi Ajao of Base10 Partners Hemant Taneja of General Catalyst Lila Preston of Generation Investment Management Ganesh Bell of Insight Partners Somesh Dash of IVP Shahin Farshchi of Lux Capital Kamini Ramani of Mayfield Fund James Joaquin of Obvious Ventures Rob Toews of Radical Ventures Lydia Jett of SoftBank Investment Advisers Responsible Innovation Labs looks forward to working with signatories on implementing the #responsibleai commitments and protocol. We will work with startups who have raised their hand to implement and integrate this work in their product and business development. We will also engage with the many limited partners who have expressed interest in responsible innovation more broadly. Sign the Responsible AI Commitments and learn more about our work: rilabs.org/responsible-ai

We are proud to be among the numerous industry leaders signing the Responsible Innovation Labs' "Protocol for Responsible AI" to invest in and encourage responsible AI practices for a thriving startup ecosystem driving the next generation of AI innovation. These commitments include: 1. A general commitment to responsible AI including internal governance 2. Appropriate transparency and documentation 3. Risk & benefit forecasting 4. Auditing and testing 5. Feedback cycles and ongoing improvements "As responsible investors focused on backing founders building a new generation of AI first companies, we are proud to support the Voluntary Responsible AI Commitments and Protocol. Specifically designed for early-stage startups, the protocol is designed to drive growth and innovation within the AI sector ensuring responsible development and technological progress are fully aligned.” said Dave Grimm, Partner at AlbionVC. Learn more about the protocol here: https://lnkd.in/gKRzZetc If you'd like to learn more, or if you're building in the space, we'd love to hear from you. https://lnkd.in/eD85gu2f #aiinnovation #ai #responsibleai #vcs #venturecapital #startupecosystem #startups #founders

As AI permeates across industries, investors have an important role to play in promoting the responsible development of the technology across their portfolio companies. We are proud to join more than 40 leading venture capital funds and investors in signing on to the Responsible AI Commitments (RAI) developed by Responsible Innovation Labs for investors. These RAI commitments offer a common framework to navigate risks while seizing the immense promise of the AI revolution.?https://lnkd.in/gKRzZetc