Dec 2024
On December 16, 2024, the World Economic Forum white paper “Navigating the AI Frontier: A Primer on the Evolution and Impact of AI Agents,” in which Concordia AI participated, was officially released. The white paper explores the development of AI agents and examines the connections between AI agents and the latest advances in large language models and multimodal models, highlighting how AI agents can improve efficiency across various sectors including healthcare, education, and finance.
The report traces the evolution of AI from simple rule-based programs to sophisticated entities with complex decision-making capabilities, discussing both the benefits and risks of AI agents. It emphasizes ethical considerations such as transparency and accountability, highlighting the necessity of establishing robust governance frameworks and cross-sector collaboration.
As a member of the World Economic Forum’s AI Governance Alliance working group, Concordia AI was deeply involved in the white paper’s iteration process, with Technical Manager Yawen Duan formally acknowledged as a key contributor in the report.
Authors: Benjamin Larsen, Cathy Li, Stephanie Teeuwen, Olivier Denti, Jason DePerro, Efi Raili, Animashree Anandkumar, Nebahat Arslan, Ricardo Baeza-Yates, Austin Baik, Amir Banifatemi, William Bartholomew, Pete Bernard, Stella Biderman, Francis Bilodeau, Davor Bonaci, Matt Boulos, Fabio Casati, Jennifer Chayes, Kevin Chung, Jeff Clune, Cathy Cobey, Claudionor Coelho, Sakyasingha Dasgupta, Umeshwar Dayal, Mona Diab, Yawen Duan, Mennatallah El-Assady, Gilles Fayad, Erica Finkle, Lan Guan, Tom Gruber, Marvin Gumprecht, Gillian Hadfield, Peter Hallinan, Or Hiltch, Marius Hobbhahn, Babak Hodjat, Sara Hooker, Jenia Jitsev, David Kanter, Vijay Karunamurthy, Sean Kask, Robert Katz, Michael Kearns, Steven Kelly, Prince Kohli, Jin Ku, Sophie Lebrecht, Aiden Lee, Stefan Leichenauer, Tze Yun Leong, Scott Likens, Shane Luke, Richard Mallah, Pilar Manchón, Darko Matovski, Mao Matsumoto, Michael May, Stefan Mesken, Risto Miikkulainen, Satwik Mishra, Lama Nachman, Nisha, Mark Nitzberg, Henrik Ohlsson, Vijoy Pandey, Maria Pocovi, Naveen Rao, Victor Riparbelli, Jason Ruger, Daniela Rus, Jun Seita, Paul Shaw, Norihiro Suzuki, Fabian Theis, Li Tieyan, Anna Tumadóttir, Chris Van Pelt, Kush Varshney, Anthony Vetro, Lauren Woodman, Yuan Xiaohui, Grace Yee, Michael Young, Leonid Zhukov, Hannah Rosenfeld, Stephanie Smittkamp, Karla Yee Amezaga
