AI and innovation on the agenda when IMY visits Lund

IMY plays a central role in issues relating to data protection, supervision, and innovation linked to AI, not least in relation to the AI Regulation, which can be described as the EU's rules for the safe and responsible use of artificial intelligence.

Conversation between researchers at LTH and the Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection.

Stefan Larsson, Associate Professor of Technology and Social change at LTH in Lund and host of the meeting, explains that there is much to be gained from increasing collaboration between the university and authorities such as IMY. He says:

“AI affects society in many ways. We need to form alliances across disciplines and also find synergies with other actors, such as IMY, in order to better understand the management of both risks and opportunities. Otherwise, we will not fully understand the actual consequences of the technology and may miss out on many of its benefits.”

In addition to the latest research, multidisciplinary perspectives, transparency, and how the agency can collaborate with academia to ensure that AI is developed in a responsible manner are discussed.

The discussions between the delegation from IMY and researchers from the AI and Society research group at LTH, as well as representatives from the university-wide AI Lund network, concern governance, transparency, fairness, interaction between technology and society, and the technical research front in AI and society at LTH.

One of the participants from IMY is Eric Leijonram, Director General at IMY. He says:

“Data protection and innovation should not be seen as opposites; they must go hand in hand. Academia plays a key role here, as it can contribute both the knowledge and perspective needed to build trust and drive development forward.”

Kalle Åström, LTH and Eric Leijonram, IMY.

Stefan Larsson agrees and says that after the meeting, he gained valuable insights into how research can be strengthened through dialogue with national expert authorities.

“I really appreciated seeing our own research through the eyes of the authority, hearing their questions, and picking up on the discussions. It was immediately apparent that there is great value in exchanging experiences between interdisciplinary technical research and a national expert authority such as IMY,” says Stefan Larsson.