The KIRA Center helps make AI go well.
The KIRA Center is an independent think tank.
Research on AI is making rapid advancements. This brings a variety of both benefits and risks.
Our vision: a future in which advanced AI is beneficial and safe for humans.
We conduct impact evaluations, assess risks and benefits, and foster dialogue among all stakeholders.
We collaborate with academia, industry, civil society, and the public sector.
KIRA Report
In a recent report, Philip Fox (KIRA), Monika Schnitzer (LMU) and Daniel Privitera (KIRA) look at AI computing infrastructure in Germany.
Key findings:
Germany’s share of global AI compute is at risk of declining dramatically over the next years.
A possible AI Gigafactory – currently the largest announced data center in Germany – would be at least 50x smaller than the world’s largest announced clusters.
Overall, the data centers currently announced in Germany would be far from sufficient to close the projected demand gap.
An ambitious shift in direction is possible — but only if the Federal Government makes AI compute a cross-cutting priority.
Recommendations:
Expand AI training and inference capacity according to strategic priorities
Create political enablers, e.g. centralized steering and trade diplomacy to guarantee GPU access
Secure cheap, reliable energy
Accelerate data center planning and permitting
Ramp up data center security
Strengthen the domestic AI ecosystem
AI Boot Camp for Policymakers
AI technology is advancing at an unprecedented pace. Our AI Boot Camp provides policymakers with the technical understanding necessary for keeping up with the rapid developments in AI.
The Boot Camp consists of several in-depth modules tailored specifically to policymakers’ needs. It features world-leading experts from academia, business, and civil society.
1st AI Boot Camp for German MPs & staffers, organized with Cosmonauts & Kings and Project Together (Photos: Liza Arbeiter)
Available modules:
Technical Foundations: Interplay between data, algorithms and computing power. Concepts covered include deep learning, backpropagation, gradient descent, the scaling hypothesis, ML interpretability, and more.
Benefits from Advanced AI: Practical use cases for enhancing democracy and supporting businesses. Opportunities for becoming a leader in trustworthy AI.
Risks & Regulation: Different risk categories and how they interconnect. Concrete governance strategies and how they relate to technical features of modern AI.
If you are interested in this workshop, please get in touch with us: info@kira.eu
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