At-Large Activities at the 2024 IGF

The Technical Community Safeguarding the Internet You Want #112

The Future of the Internet is Built on Open Standards #120

From Internet Openness to AI Openness 

Agenda

Introduction and Review of Core Internet Values (6 minutes)

• For newcomers who do not know what Core Internet Values are.

Presentation of Session Topics (6 minutes)

• Overview of the session’s focus on the parallels between Internet openness and AI openness.

Panellist Interventions (48 minutes)

• Panellists will reflect on the past decade of Internet openness challenges to analyse technical, governance, and regulatory dimensions.
• Discussion on how AI impacts core values such as best-effort, interoperability, openness, robustness, end-to-end, scalability, and permissionless innovation.
• Exploration of frameworks that can promote the empowerment of AI users, similar to net neutrality frameworks for Internet users.

Full Discussion with Participants (20 minutes)

• Stakeholders will analyse a variety of experiences, including both policy and implementation, to understand what successes and failures drawn from Internet openness may inform AI openness.
• Discussion on the specific issues raised by generative AIs in terms of Internet openness and how these new services affect end-user access to content online.

Conclusions (10 minutes)

• Summarising key takeaways and actionable insights.

Additional information is available at: https://intgovforum.org/en/content/igf-2024-dc-civ-dc-nn-from-internet-openness-to-ai-openness

Onsite Moderator

Olivier Crépin-Leblond, ISOC UK England, Technical Community, WEOG.
Online Moderator

Alejandro Pisanty, UNAM, Academic Community, GRULAC.
Rapporteur

Joly McFie, ISOC NY, Technical Community, WEOG.

Speakers

• Vint Cerf, Internet Evangelist at Google, Business Community, WEOG 
• Sandrine Elmi Hersi, Head of Open Internet unit at Arcep, France, WEOG
• Renata Mielli, Ministry of Science and Technology, government, Brazil, GRULAC
• Anita Gurumurthy, IT for Change, civil society, India, APG
• Alejando Pisanty, Autonomous University of Mexico, academia, Mexico, GRULAC
• Yik Chan Chin, Associate Professor Beijing Normal University, Academic Community, APG (member of Policy Network on AI - PNAI)
• Sandra Mahannan, Data Scientist/Analyst, Uniccon Group of Companies, Business Community, AF 
• Wanda Muñoz, Independent Consultant on Equality and Gender in AI, Academic, GRULAC 

Open Forum  - #61 WSIS to WSIS+20: Enduring Principles of Internet Governance  

• Theresa Swinehart, ICANN
• Veni Markovski, ICANN
• Becky McGilley, ICANN
• Elizabeth Oluoch, ICANN
• Adam Peake, ICANN

WS #138 Empowering End Users Voices in Internet Governance

• Sebastien Bachollet
• Pari Esfandiari
• Amrita Choudhury
• Olga Cavalli

WS #150 Language and inclusion - multilingual names

• Theresa Swinehart,
• Manal Ismail
• Sarmad Hussain

WS #146 Domain Name System Abuse - Defined and Experienced

• Lori Schulman

WS #159 Domain names: digital inclusion and innovation 

• Kristy Buckley,
• Jennifer Chung,
• Ram Mohan,
• Justine Chew
• Lucky Masilela