Interoperable Practice, Policy and Investment: Building an international and independent AI evaluation ecosystem

AI is moving rapidly into classrooms, clinics and public services, but independent evidence about whether these systems work safely, fairly and effectively, and for whom, has not kept pace. Independent, robust, domain-specific evaluation largely does not exist; and where it does, it faces sustainability and continuity challenges.

Humane Intelligence PBC, the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR), and UNICEF are convening leaders across technical evaluation, child and human rights, policy, capacity building and investment spaces. We will discuss how we build durable, independent infrastructure and community for evaluating AI in the global public interest. Children’s rights and education futures are a key concern: this conversation comes on the heels of the Coalition on Children’s Rights and Protection in the Age of AI, a multi-stakeholder initiative launched at the first Global Dialogue on AI Governance.

This evening marks the launch of the Independent AI Evaluation Foundation (IAEF). It will also spotlight emerging work to build a child rights-specific evaluation and benchmarking agenda for AI, an area of growing interest across the UN system.