TOKYO, May 20 (Reuters) – G7 leaders on Saturday called for the development and adoption of technical standards to keep artificial intelligence (AI) “trustworthy,” but technology governance has not caught up. said. its 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 (MSFT.O)-backed OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman told a Senate committee on Tuesday that the US 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, cyberspace regulators released draft measures 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 be established in
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 the US, Japan, Germany, UK, France, Italy, Canada and EU member states 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.
Reported by Kantaro Komiya in Tokyo and Spantha Mukherjee in Stockholm. Additional report by Andreas Linke from Hiroshima.Editing: William Mallard
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