The dawn of AI promises a profound impact on our lives. From personalized healthcare to streamlined transportation, its potential to create positive change is undeniable. However, alongside this potential lies a shadow—ethical concerns. Integrating AI seamlessly raises questions about privacy and transparency. Here’s where legal frameworks step in as crucial safeguards. These frameworks ensure that AI development and implementation prioritize ethical considerations, respect human dignity and uphold fundamental rights.
Dr. Ammar Younas is a renowned AI consultant who harnesses the power of AI for good, ensuring it benefits humanity while navigating potential pitfalls responsibly. His vision is to guide organizations and governments through the AI challenges, which led to the foundation of Ai Mo Innovation Consultants. This allowed Dr. Ammar to blend his passion for technology and law, helping ensure that AI advancements are implemented responsibly and ethically.
Dr. Ammar’s journey into AI consultancy was driven by a deep interest in how technology, especially AI, reshapes legal and societal norms. With a rich background in law, medicine and international relations, he saw the critical need for expertise at the intersection of AI and legal frameworks.
Shaping the Harmonious Future of AI
During his tenure as an International Expert at the Research Institute of Legal Policy under the Ministry of Justice of Uzbekistan, Dr. Ammar experienced a defining moment that solidified his passion for AI. He actively participated in drafting the new Civil Code and integrating technology law into Uzbekistan’s legal framework.
Additionally, Dr. Ammar proposed a white paper for the AI Policy of Uzbekistan at a conference. The subsequent adoption of an AI policy by the government served as a great motivation for him. Witnessing such a significant policy development in the nation’s approach to technology directly validated the meaningful impact of Dr. Ammar’s work in the field of AI.
Dr. Ammar believes that this experience showcased the profound impact AI can have on societal structures and legal systems, reaffirming his commitment to shaping a future where technology and law harmoniously coexist.
Advocating for a Cross-cultural Perspective
Dr. Ammar’s unique approach in AI consulting centers on advocating for a cross-cultural perspective in AI development and deployment. Recognizing that technology is not culturally neutral, he emphasizes the importance of designing AI systems that are sensitive to cultural nuances. This approach ensures that AI applications are equitable and accessible across diverse global communities, preventing biases that may arise from a one-size-fits-all strategy.
Dr. Ammar helps organizations create more inclusive and effective AI solutions by integrating cultural sensitivity into the AI lifecycle from conception to implementation. This perspective sets him apart in the field, as it addresses technical and ethical considerations while also enhancing global AI adoption and effectiveness.
Bringing Diverse Perspectives Together
As a student fellow, he had the chance to contribute to the AI Governance International Evaluation Index (AGILE Index) project under the thoughtful leadership of Prof. Zeng Yi, recognized among the Times 100 People in AI and a member of the UN High-Level Advisory Body on AI. This initiative was driven by The Center for Long-term Artificial Intelligence (CLAI) and the International Research Center for AI Ethics and Governance at the Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences. It aimed to guide AI development towards ethical and sustainable practices.
Dr. Ammar’s role involved bringing a legal perspective to a predominantly technical project led by highly skilled applied scientists. Working under Prof. Zeng Yi’s leadership was an invaluable experience for him where he got to learn the importance of the humanities aspect and the value of every contribution in achieving the project’s ambitious goals.
The success of the AGILE Index signifies the collective effort of the entire team, guided by Prof. Zeng Yi’s expertise and vision. Dr. Ammar’s participation, though modest, highlights the significance of interdisciplinary collaboration and the profound impact of bringing diverse perspectives together under exemplary leadership.
Fairness, Transparency and Accountability
Dr. Ammar emphasizes that the most significant ethical considerations in implementing AI solutions include ensuring privacy, fairness, transparency, and accountability. Addressing these concerns begins with designing AI systems that prioritize user consent and data protection, preventing biases, and ensuring algorithms treat all users equitably.
When a university in Central Asia faced inquiries from students regarding the safeguarding of their data, particularly concerning the implementation of facial recognition technology for campus security, they sought Dr. Ammar’s expertise. The primary concern was to formulate a response that would satisfactorily address these queries, ensuring that students felt confident about the protection of their personal information.
In response, Dr. Ammar assisted the university in developing a detailed and transparent communication strategy. This strategy centered around articulating the security measures in place, including data encryption, access control protocols and adherence to national and international data protection regulations. Additionally, he emphasized the university’s commitment to data minimization, ensuring that only necessary data was collected and retained for a predefined period.
To businesses considering integrating AI into their operations, Dr. Ammar advises focusing on alignment, ethics and education. He also believes that it’s important to ensure that AI aligns with business goals, prioritize ethical data use and algorithm fairness, and invest in education for the team on AI’s potential and challenges. This approach helps harness AI’s benefits responsibly and effectively.
Leading the Race of AI Evolution
The future of AI consulting will likely see advanced technologies and an increased focus on the societal impact of AI, including areas like social robotics. As technology advances, the interaction between AI systems and humans will become more complex, raising important considerations about ethics, privacy and social norms.
Dr. Ammar plans to contribute to this evolution by leading the race of technological advancements and societal implications, particularly in emerging areas like social robotics.
What inspires him the most about working in AI consultancy is the profound opportunity to bridge the realms of technology and ethics, echoing the philosophical debate between legal positivism and natural law. Just as he argues that legal positivism, when diligently applied, can validate the principles of natural law, he believes that a meticulous, principles-based approach to AI development and implementation can reveal and reinforce the ethical foundations essential for beneficial technological advancement.
In this light, the legacy Dr. Ammar aspires to leave in the field of AI consultancy is one of demonstrating how rigorous, ethics-driven methodologies in AI can uphold and promote universal moral values, much like the intersection of legal positivism and natural law.
“I aim to show that through thoughtful and principled AI consultancy, we can not only advance technology but also ensure that such advancements are grounded in ethical imperatives that benefit humanity as a whole,” states Dr. Ammar. His legacy would highlight the importance of moral considerations in AI, proving that technology, when developed with a deep understanding of its societal impact, inherently supports and enhances human dignity, rights and justice.
