Launched in June 2020, GPAI ("gee-pay") is a multistakeholder initiative bringing together leading experts from science, industry, civil society, international organizations and government that share values to bridge the gap between theory and practice on AI by supporting cutting-edge research and applied activities on AI-related priorities.

We aim to provide a mechanism for sharing multidisciplinary research and identifying key issues among AI practitioners, with the objective of facilitating international collaboration, reducing duplication, acting as a global reference point for specific AI issues, and ultimately promoting trust in and the adoption of trustworthy AI.

Through the collaboration within our working groups, GPAI assesses – on a comprehensive, objective, open, and transparent basis – the scientific, technical, and socio-economic information relevant to understanding AI impacts, encouraging its responsible development and options for adaptation and mitigation of potential challenges.

In its first few years, GPAI experts will collaborate across four working groups on the themes of responsible AI (including a subgroup on AI and pandemic response), data governance, the future of work, and innovation and commercialization.

Members and participants of GPAI are brought together first and foremost by a shared commitment to the values expressed in the OECD Recommendation on Artificial Intelligence. All GPAI activities are intended to foster responsible development of AI grounded in these principles of human rights, inclusion, diversity, innovation and economic growth.

• Inclusive growth, sustainable development and well-being
• Human-centred values and fairness
• Transparency and explainability
• Robustness, security and safety
• Accountability

• Investing in AI research and development
• Fostering a digital ecosystem for AI
• Shaping an enabling policy environment for AI
• Building human capacity and preparing for labour market transformation
• International cooperation for trustworthy AI

GPAI has a Council and a Steering Committee, supported by a Secretariat hosted by the OECD, and two Centres of Expertise: one in Montreal (CEIMIA, the International Centre of Expertise in Montreal for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence) and one in Paris (at INRIA, the French National Institute for Research in Digital Science and Technology).

These Centres of Expertise will facilitate GPAI’s four working groups and their research and practical projects, across various sectors and disciplines. The working groups will initially focus on four themes:

• Working Group on Responsible AI (Montreal)
• Working Group on Data Governance (Montreal)
• Working Group on the Future of Work (Paris)
• Working Group on Innovation and Commercialization (Paris)

The Centres of Expertise also organized the first annual GPAI Multi-stakeholder Experts Group Plenary, which was hosted by Canada and the Montreal Centre of Expertise (CEIMIA) during the GPAI Montreal Summit in December 2020.

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Hosting the GPAI Secretariat at the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) will facilitate strong synergies between GPAI’s scientific and technical work and the international AI policy leadership provided by the OECD, strengthening the evidence base for policy aimed at responsible AI.

The OECD is also a permanent observer to GPAI’s governing bodies and contributes experts to participate in GPAI’s working groups and the annual Multi-stakeholder Experts Group Plenary.

In addition to OECD Secretariat input as observers, GPAI working groups benefit from some experts that also contribute to the OECD Network of Experts on AI (ONE AI) and support the complementarity of these activities.  The OECD Policy Observatory on Artificial Intelligence is a recognized resource for GPAI members and participants alike, and its AI Policy Wonk blog has featured several GPAI experts.

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Membership in GPAI is open to countries, including emerging and developing countries. Those interested in applying should contact the GPAI Secretariat and submit an application that includes a letter of intent setting out reasons for seeking membership, as well as confirmation that the applicant endorses the shared values reflected in the OECD Recommendation on AI or, for applicants that are not adherents to the OECD Recommendation, the Principles on Artificial Intelligence in Annex A to the GPAI Terms of Reference.

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GPAI provides opportunities for participation to experts from a variety of sectors, including science, industry, civil society, and regional or international organizations.

Experts are selected as individuals and do not represent their organization or country. Experts can be nominated by GPAI members or self-nominated to participate in GPAI for a term of three years.

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GPAI Secretariat 

For questions about membership in GPAI, the GPAI Council, or the GPAI Steering Committee.

Montreal Centre of Expertise

For questions about GPAI’s working groups on responsible AI and data governance.

Paris Centre of Expertise

For questions about GPAI’s working groups on future of work and innovation and commercialization.