As a senior fellow at Carnegie Council of Ethics and International Affairs, Anja Kaspersen co-chairs the Artificial Intelligence & Equality Initiative (AIEI). She is also a director for Global Markets Development, Frontier Technologies at the IEEE, the world's largest technical professional organization.
Kaspersen is the former director of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs in Geneva and Deputy Secretary General of the Conference on Disarmament. Previously, she held the role as head of strategic engagement and new technologies at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Prior to joining the ICRC she served as a senior director for geopolitics and international security and a member of the Executive Leadership Committee at the World Economic Forum.
Kaspersen is a former Norwegian diplomat and has had a rich diplomatic, private sector, and academic career. She is a published author and global speaker. Kaspersen is an alumni International Gender Champion, a co-founder of the IEEE Life Science Innovation and AI Industry Connections Program, and a member of the Council of the International Military Council on Climate and Security.
Featured Work
APR 30, 2024 • Podcast
Is AI Just an Artifact? with Joanna Bryson
In this episode, host Anja Kaspersen is joined by Hertie School's Joanna Bryson to discuss the intersection of computational, cognitive, and behavioral sciences, and AI.
FEB 21, 2024 • Podcast
Prepare, Don't Panic: Navigating the Digital Rights Landscape, with Sam Gregory
Senior Fellow Anja Kaspersen speaks with Sam Gregory, executive director of WITNESS, about the challenges and opportunities presented by synthetic data, AI-generated media, and deepfakes.
JAN 23, 2024 • Podcast
When Science Meets Power, with Geoff Mulgan
In this special episode, Senior Fellow Anja Kaspersen speaks with University College London's Professor Geoff Mulgan on the trends shaping technology's impact on society.
OCT 4, 2023 • Article
“Middleware” and Modalities for the International Governance of AI
Senior Fellow Anja Kaspersen proposes governance "middleware," which connect and align existing AI governance efforts and pave the way to more enforceable measures in future.
SEP 29, 2023 • Article
Envisioning Modalities for AI Governance: A Response from AIEI to the UN Tech Envoy
This submission details ways to enact an AI governance framework that builds on existing resources and can have an immediate effect.
SEP 6, 2023 • Podcast
Can We Code Power Responsibly? with Carl Miller
In this thought-provoking episode, Carl Miller tackles the pressing questions: Can we code power responsibly? And moreover, how do we define "power" in this context?
JUL 7, 2023 • Article
Achieving an International Framework for the Governance of AI
Senior Fellows Wendell Wallach and Anja Kaspersen argue in favor of a robust framework for the international governance of AI.
JUN 5, 2023 • Article
Are We Automating the Banality and Radicality of Evil?
Current iterations of AI are increasingly able to encourage subservience to a non-human master, telling potentially systematic untruths with emphatic confidence.
MAR 16, 2023 • Podcast
From Another Angle: Trailer to the Series, with Host Hilary Sutcliffe
In this new Carnegie Council podcast series, Hilary Sutcliffe, a member of the Artificial Intelligence & Equality (AIEI) Board of Advisors, explores fresh perspectives from some ...
FEB 7, 2023 • Podcast
Technology Governance and the Role of Multilateralism, with Amandeep Singh Gill
In this "AIEI" podcast, Wendell Wallach and Anja Kaspersen are joined by Ambassador Amandeep Singh Gill, UN Secretary-General Guterres' envoy on technology. They discuss some ...