ALFIE: Assessment of Learning technologies and Frameworks for Intelligent and Ethical AI

ALFIE is a ground-breaking initiative that encompasses two integral components: the EthiTech Dialogue Hub (ETD-Hub) and an AutoML platform. At the heart of this innovative ecosystem is the ETD-Hub, a multi-disciplinary discussion forum where citizens, policymakers, AI professionals, and legal entities come together to engage in robust conversations surrounding the legal and ethical dimensions of artificial intelligence and related technologies. The ETD-Hub serves as a collaborative space, shaping policy recommendations that influence the European Legal framework on AI, ensuring its adaptability to evolving societal and technological landscapes. Complementing the ETD-Hub is AutoML, an advanced implementation platform that seamlessly translates these deliberative outcomes into actionable AI tools and solutions. There will be a bi-directional feedback loop between ETD-Hub and the AutoML platform - the findings and recommendations on AI solutions gathered through ETD-Hub will be validated in the AutoML platform and the findings identified in the validation will be published through the ETD-Hub, thus helping to refine the policy recommendations. The AutoML platform combines two layers: Interaction layer relying on generative AI and an AutoML engine. The interaction layer contributes to the democratisation of AI by enabling the creation of advanced AI-based solutions through interaction in natural language and speech with focus on multi-linguality, while the AutoML platform finds the solutions based on the input of the user given through the first layer. The AutoML not only generates AI models and solutions that respect the European legal framework, but also serves as a data broker providing access to a wide range of datasets contained in different platforms, with special focus on promoting unbiased and balanced AI datasets. With integrated features such as natural language processing, speech recognition, multilingual capabilities, and explainable AI, AutoML represents a widely accessible AI platform that seamlessly connects with AI-ethics through ALFIE ecosystem, and is ready to bridge legal discourse with technological implementation fostering responsible and transparent AI practices.

Funder: European Union
Amount: €3M (approx.)