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G7 should adopt ‘risk-based’ AI regulation, ministers say
TAKASAKI (Reuters) – Group of G7 countries should adopt ‘risk-based’ regulation on artificial intelligence as European lawmakers rush to introduce AI legislation to enforce rules on emerging tools like ChatGPT It was agreed on Sunday that
But such regulation should also “maintain an open and enabling environment” for the development of AI technologies and be based on democratic values, G7 ministers said at a two-day meeting in Japan. said in a joint statement issued at the end.
Ministers acknowledged that “policy instruments to achieve the shared vision and goals of trustworthy AI may differ among G7 members,” but the agreement does not imply that major countries are concerned about privacy concerns and Set landmarks for how to manage AI among security risks.
“The conclusions of this G7 meeting show that we are not alone in this,” European Commission Vice-President Margrethe Vestager told Reuters ahead of the deal.
The government has paid particular attention to the popularity of generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, a chatbot developed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O)-backed OpenAI, which has seen its fastest growth in history since its launch in November. It is an app that has.
According to a ministerial statement, “Future G7 discussions on generative AI may include topics such as governance, protection of intellectual property rights, including copyright, promotion of transparency and tackling disinformation.” (including information manipulation by foreign powers).
G7 member Italy took ChatGPT offline last month to investigate possible violations of personal data rules. Italy lifted its ban on Friday, but the move prompted other European privacy regulators to launch investigations.
On Thursday, EU lawmakers reached preliminary agreement on a new draft of the upcoming AI law, including copyright protection measures for generative AI. This is in response to calls on world leaders to convene a summit to manage such technology.
The EU’s head of technical regulation, Vestager, said the EU would “strike a political deal this year”, including mandatory labeling of AI-generated images and music, to address copyright and educational risks. Stated.
Meanwhile, this year’s G7 presidency, Japan, has taken an accommodative approach to AI developers, pledging support for public and industrial adoption of AI.
Japan’s Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said Friday ahead of a ministerial meeting that Japan hopes the G7 will “agree on agile and flexible governance rather than preemptive and comprehensive regulation” of AI technology. .
Jean-Noël Barrot, France’s minister for the digital transition, told Reuters: “Pausing (AI development) is not the right response. Innovation should continue to develop, but democracies must set It has to be within certain guardrails that it cannot,” he said, adding that France would make some exceptions for small AI. Developer under his EU regulations going forward.
Besides intellectual property concerns, the G7 countries recognized security risks. Japan’s Digital Minister Taro Kono said at a press conference after the agreement, “Generative AI will bring news and disruptive solutions to society if the underlying data is fake.”
Top technology officials from the G7 from the UK, Canada, the EU, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the US will travel to Takasaki, a city about 100 kilometers (60 miles) northwest of Tokyo, following a meeting of energy and foreign ministers. gathered at this month.
Japan will host the G7 summit in Hiroshima in late May, where Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will discuss AI rules with world leaders.
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