On May 22nd, the “AI Global Forum'' was launched, where major artificial intelligence companies from around the world commit to the safe use of AI.
The forum took place at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, and OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, Anthropic, IBM, Salesforce, Cohere, Adobe, Naver, Kakao, SK Telecom, KT, LG AI Research Institute and Samsung Electronics announced the “Seoul AI Corporate Pledge” as a result of the AI Global Forum.
“We commit to cooperate on responsible AI development and use, identify AI-generated content with watermarks, strengthen cooperation toward developing international standards, invest in system development for sustainable AI advancement and innovation, nurture skilled professionals, and launch AI services for socially vulnerable groups while promoting diversity and inclusion,” said Lee Jeong-ho, Minister of Science and ICT.
Earlier, Prime Minister Han Deok-soo said in his congratulatory speech that “safety, innovation and inclusiveness are the priority themes of the AI Seoul Summit Global Forum and are closely related,” emphasizing that “safety is a key factor in determining the competitiveness and sustainability of AI models in the global market.”
He added, “South Korea is actively cooperating with various partners to build an AI safety network, and the Seoul Declaration of the AI Seoul Summit indicates the intention of major countries to cooperate.”
The talk was followed by keynote speeches by Andrew Ng, a world-renowned AI researcher at Stanford University, and Mark Raibert, founder of robotics company Boston Dynamics.
Professor Andrew Ng emphasized the separation between technology and applications, arguing that “we need to distinguish between technology and applications, and the government should regulate applications, not technology.''
He elaborated further. “For example, AI can be used to create chatbots, medical devices, social media feeds, and political deepfakes. It is the nature of the application, not the AI technology itself, that should be regulated.”
“I think robots and AI are the same thing,” said Mark Raibert. “Humanity can solve a lot of problems through robots and AI, but it still requires a lot of effort, development and investment.”
