FCC Announces July 13th Workshop On Opportunities And Challenges Of Artificial Intelligence For Communications Networks And Consumers

June 20, 2023 – The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced it will hold a workshop with the National Science Foundation on Opportunities and Challenges of Artificial Intelligence for Communications Networks and Consumers. The workshop will be held on July 13, 2023, from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm, EDT, in the FCC’s Commission Meeting Room at the FCC Headquarters, 45 L Street, NE, Washington, DC. It also will be streamed live online at the FCC’s web page at www.fcc.gov/live.

FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel will open the workshop with a speech, followed by remarks from NSF Director Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan and FCC Commissioner Nathan Simington. Dr. Margaret Martonosi, Assistant Director for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) at NSF, will provide a keynote speech. The workshop will then continue with two panels: (1) AI’s Dramatic Impact on Communications Networks and Technologies; and (2) AI as a Tool and Challenge for Consumer Empowerment. The announcement contains the following description of the workshop:

This half-day workshop will convene a diverse array of stakeholders—network operators and vendors, leading academics, federal agencies, and public-interest representatives—to discuss the promise and challenge of artificial intelligence (AI) in the telecommunications and technology sectors. The workshop will cover a wide range of issues, including AI’s transformative potential to optimize network traffic; improve spectrum policy and facilitate sharing; and enhance resiliency through self-healing networks. The workshop will also explore how AI will affect the fight against illegal robocalls and robotexts; efforts to foster digital equity and combat discrimination; and initiatives to bring greater transparency and affordability to broadband access.