Leaders of Group 7 (G7) countries on Saturday called for the development and adoption of technical standards to maintain the “credibility” of artificial intelligence (AI), saying the technology’s governance has not kept up with AI’s growth.
G7 leaders, who met in Hiroshima, Japan, recognized that approaches to achieving their “shared vision and goal of trustworthy AI” may differ, but in a statement they noted that digital technologies such as AI ‘s rules “must be in line with our common rules,” he said. democratic values.”
The deal comes amid the G7-member European Union’s passage this month of a law regulating AI technologies that could become the world’s first comprehensive AI law that could set a precedent among developed nations. It was announced in response to the approaching one by one.
“We want AI systems to be accurate, reliable, safe and non-discriminatory, regardless of their origin,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday.
G7 leaders said they “need to immediately assess the opportunities and challenges of generative AI”, a subset of the technology popularized by the ChatGPT app.
OpenAI’s ChatGPT prompted Elon Musk and a group of AI experts in March to issue a warning to halt the development of more powerful systems for six months, citing potential risks to society. A month later, EU lawmakers called on world leaders to find ways to control AI technology, saying it was developing faster than expected.
The U.S. has so far taken a cautious approach to governing AI, with President Joe Biden saying last month that he still doesn’t know if AI is dangerous. Microsoft-backed OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told a Senate committee on Tuesday that the U.S. should consider licensing and testing requirements for AI model development.
Japan, this year’s G7 presidency, has been even more tolerant, pledging to support AI adoption in public and industry while monitoring AI risks. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told the government’s AI council last week that “it’s important to properly address both possibilities and risks.”
The Western world’s different approach to AI stands in contrast to China’s restrictive policies. In April, the country’s cyberspace regulator released a draft measure to align AI-powered generated services with the country’s core socialist values.
G7 leaders on Friday held a ministerial forum called the “Hiroshima AI Process” until the end of the year to discuss issues surrounding generative AI, including copyright and disinformation, while acknowledging differences on how AI should be regulated. agreed to create the
Leaders also called on international organizations, such as the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, to consider analyzes on the implications of policy developments.
The summit follows last month’s G7 digital ministers’ meeting, which argued that its member states (US, Japan, Germany, UK, France, Italy, Canada and the EU) should adopt “risk-based” AI rules. .
The EU and US will also exchange views on emerging technologies at the Trade and Technology Council meeting in Sweden on May 30-31.
