From June 22 to July 1, the Higher School of Economics (HSE University) hosted Artificial Intelligence and Society Conference (AIS), jointly organized by the BRICS Competition Law & Policy Centre, HSE University, and School of Data Analysis and Artificial Intelligence, HSE University.
The conference addressed the rapid development of AI as a complex challenge affecting key domains — from medicine and education to economics and politics. The discussions focused on the phenomenon of “co-evolution,” in which humans and intelligent systems shape one another, as well as on preserving the leading role of humans in guiding this process. Participants examined the need to integrate scientific, technological, and humanities-based approaches, and considered which value frameworks, institutional arrangements, and forms of collaboration can support a sustainable interaction between AI and society.
As part of the conference, an international seminar titled “AI and BRICS Competition Policy" took place on June 22–23, organized by theBRICS Competition Law & Policy Centre and the HSE University School of Data Analysis and Artificial Intelligence.
This seminar focused both on the competition risks of AI technology and on the ways competition authorities can harness it for the benefit of better competition enforcement. The discussion brought together representatives of the BRICS+ competition authorities, academics and industry experts in a series of conversations to position competition law against the growing challenges of AI transformation.
Seminar Agenda
Day 1
10.00 – 10.30 Welcome Coffee
10.30 – 11.00 Opening Remarks
11.00 – 12.30 AI & Competition: Impact and Potential
Moderator:
- Alexey Ivanov, Director, BRICS Competition Law and Policy Centre
13.30 – 15.00 Enforcement Challenges in the AI Era
Moderator:
- Maksim Ermalovich, Minister of Competition and Antimonopoly Regulation, Eurasian Economic Commission
15.15 – 17.15 AI & Competition Law: A Policy Response
Moderator:
- Ettore Maria Lombardi, University of Florence
Day 2
10.30-11.30 Keynote discussion: China’s AI Policy at a Crossroads
Moderator:
- Alexey Ivanov, Director, BRICS Competition Law and Policy Centre
11.45 – 12.45 Keynote discussion: The Future of AI in the West
Moderator:
- Mohammed El-Beltagy, CEO, Optomatica
12.45 – 14.00 Closing remarks & lunch
Among speakers:
- Maxim Shaskolsky, Head, Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS Russia)
- Sergey Kuznetsov, Professor, School of Data Analysis and Artificial Intelligence, HSE University
- Igor Drozdov, Deputy Chairman, VEB.RF
- Fu Hongyu, Director, AI Governance Center, Data Economy Center, Alibaba Research Institute
- Alexander Krainov, Head, AI research, Yandex
and others.