A new organisation dedicated to best practices and human-centred emerging technologies has launched this week.

Christopher Lafayette, Founder, Gatherverse announced the opening of Hyper Policy on Tuesday, which aims to develop “responsible innovation” across the tech sector.

He will serve as the Founder of the new organisation.

Due to the rise in urgency for fair tech applications across emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), the Metaverse, and big data, Hyper Policy will help to build ethical frameworks for such developments.

It will also focus on standards, policy development, and “actionable” frameworks to apply to the public and private sectors. This will involve working with AI models, chain-of-thought reasoning platforms, spatial intelligence, and other emerging technologies, Lafayette added.

Hyper Policy also plans to inaugurate a Lab for evaluating “ethical superintelligence and the AI-powered metaverse,” he explained

According to its website, it will focus on:

1. Shortening the digital divide between technologies, policies, and legislation by aligning policymakers with technologists.
2. Producing agile frameworks to back the long-term growth of emerging technologies.
3. Creating policies to secure privacy, health and wellness, and ethics based on “collaborative decision-making and emotional and social learning.”

Lafayette said in a statement,

“We see firsthand how outdated methods fail to protect our future,
and we cannot afford to fall behind in understanding and guiding the technologies that influence our lives.In this era of hyperscaling AI and emerging technologies, our frameworks, laws, and ethical guidelines must evolve in tandem.”

The announcement follows his work from the GatherVerse, a community of technologists, analysts, executives, and academics dedicated to building ethical, responsible technologies.

Announcing The Applied AI Association

The announcement comes just weeks after Nathan Pettyjohn, CEO, Immersive Group and President, VRARA unveiled his role as Founder and President of the Applied AI Association (AAIA).

According to its mission statement, the AAIA seeks to support companies with AI solutions via its global chapter network, committees, and reports. Furthermore, it will offer industries partnerships and resources, as well as “drive innovation to propel businesses forward.”

We are excited to announce the launch of the Applied AI Association (AAIA), the premier global industry association dedicated to integrating AI technologies into business and facilitating knowledge exchange, collaboration, and innovation through a network of chapters,

— Applied AI Association (@AAIA_Global) September 3, 2024

The AAIA also plans to boost research, education, standardisation, and services across its members.

Pettyjohn noted in a statement that,

“AI will impact every facet of everyone’s lives in the very near future, and we all need to understand it better so that we realize benefits to both business and society.”

The newly-appointed AAIA chief stated that it hopes to help businesses apply AI its global trade network and association, consisting of an initial seven chapters and scaling up to 60 over the next 12 months.

Seven chapters have rolled out in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Charlotte, and Silicon Valley, Miami, and Virginia. To kick off the rollout, the AAIA will host a global launch event on 25 September in the Bay Area.

Please visit Hyper Policy and the AAIA for more information.

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