The OECD and its OECD.AI Network of Experts, in which I participate, has launched a public consultation on a draft Framework for Classifying AI systems that is part of the OECD Programme on AI and Work, Innovation, Productivity and Skills (AI-WIPS) supported by the German Labour Ministry.

We are seeking input to improve the framework so it is useful and technically robust and would like to solicit your feedback as your work is related.

The framework is a user-friendly tool to help policy makers and others differentiate between different types of AI systems and their different impacts on policy goals along 4 dimensions: 1) context; 2) data and input; 3) AI model; and 4) task and output. It aims to provide a common baseline of the key characteristics of AI systems that can impact trustworthy AI; to inform initiatives from impact assessment to regulation and self-regulation.

The deadline for input is 30 June 2021.  Please take 5 minutes to test the Framework on a real AI system or, if you have a little more time, comment on the report on https://www.oecd.ai/classification.

We would much appreciate your input and look forward to hearing from you. For more information or any queries, please reach out to ai@oecd.org.

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