Briefly, no. One part, to echo Mr. Balsillie's comments, is that when I was co-director of the Applied AI Institute at Concordia University, we tried to participate in standards organizations, but we lacked resources and capacity.
There is a gap for researchers with an expertise in understanding the social impacts of digital standards to participate at these levels. I think the formation of the code of conduct is another example of a largely industry-led initiative trying to whitewash the social risks of AI with a non-binding agreement. It's more of a photo op than anything about actual lived impacts, as we've seen play out most recently in Canada.
