145% Membership Surge Ignites Nonprofit’s Practitioner-Led Ethical AI Transformation
Oct 25, 2023
Summary
TheAssociation, a nonprofit organization focused on ethical AI and data, has experienced a significant increase in membership since debuting its MVP on October 1, 2023. The surge in membership highlights a strong demand for establishing implementation standards and clear technical requirements in the fields of AI, data, ethics, privacy, robotics, and security. Wendy Turner-Williams, CEO of TheAssociation, emphasized the importance of practitioners in ensuring ethical AI, stating that those who work in the fields have a critical role to play. TheAssociation was founded by BigTech executives, including Andrew Beers, Jim Goldman, Manny Rivera, and Peggy Tsai, with the goal of breaking down silos and providing practitioners with the network and resources needed to mitigate risks and shape regulatory frameworks for ethical AI transformation. Jim Goldman, a board member at TheAssociation and former FBI Task Force Officer, highlighted the exponential increase in data risk with the introduction of AI and emphasized the organization's commitment to addressing ethical issues and providing legitimate guidance for industries. TheAssociation invites individuals to join their movement and become members to contribute to the ethical advancement of AI and data.
TheAssociation's membership soars as experts—formally recognized by the organization as “practitioners”—unite to guide the ethical, quality AI and data era.
Seattle, Washington, United States - October 25, 2023 /MarketersMEDIA/ —
The appetite for a brighter AI and data future is clear.
TheAssociation’s membership skyrocketed by 145% since debuting their MVP on October 1, 2023. This surge unveiled a significant demand for establishing implementation standards with clear technical requirements, reflecting the strong desire for collaborative learning and collective action in the fields of AI, data, ethics, privacy, robotics, and security.
During the Let’s Go Live with Jack Kelly podcast this past Monday, Wendy Turner-Williams, CEO of TheAssociation and former Chief Data & Artificial Intelligence Officer of Tableau, Salesforce, and Microsoft, recalls the Hill debacles around social media to help people realize that “regulators do not understand modern technology.”
She further explains, “Clouds are a service and they don’t own the data—their customers own the data and the clouds provide them tools that they can either use or not use.”
“So when it comes to ethical and quality AI, the people who really really matter are the people that have their hands on the keyboards. And that’s the people working in the fields.”
On a mission to shatter silos, Turner-Williams launched TheAssociation with fellow BigTech executive veterans from renowned cloud, data, and software giants: Andrew Beers (former CTO of Tableau), Jim Goldman (CEO of Trava and former CISO at ExactTarget), Manny Rivera (former CMO at Aon Affinity), and Peggy Tsai (CDAO of BigID).
TheAssociation is a platform providing practitioners with the network and resources for mitigating risks, driving technology improvements, and shaping regulatory frameworks to lead ethical AI transformation.
With the rise of generative AI amongst an abundance of data, ethical policies and guidelines are vital.
Goldman, Board Member at TheAssociation and former FBI Task Force Officer and Purdue University professor, articulates, “[Data] risk is multiplied exponentially with the introduction of AI as an acceleration mechanism for the access, distribution, and potential exploitation of that data.”
He continues, “TheAssociation aims to address ethical issues of data risk and AI head on with the requisite technical rigor to provide legitimate guidance for industries.”
Join the movement and become a member at TheAssociation.
About Us: TheAssociation is a nonprofit organization with a mission to set ethical principles and drive innovation in the fields of AI, data, ethics, privacy, robotics, and security. With an emphasis on united efforts to tackle challenges and opportunities in AI and data, TheAssociation is shaping the future of these industries for the betterment of mankind.
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Organization: TheAssociation.AI
Website: https://theassociation.ai/
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