Rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI), such as Microsoft-backed OpenAI’s ChatGPT, are complicating government efforts to agree laws governing the use of technology.
Here are the latest steps taken by national and international governing bodies to regulate AI tools.
Australia
* Seeking regulatory opinion
The government is consulting with Australia’s main scientific advisory bodies and considering next steps, a spokeswoman for the industry and science minister said in April.
UK
* Planning regulations
The Financial Conduct Authority, one of several state regulators tasked with developing new guidelines for AI, is working with the Alan Turing Institute and other legislation to better understand the technology. A spokeswoman told Reuters it was in talks with institutions and academic institutions.
Britain’s competition regulator announced in May that it would launch an investigation into the impact of AI on consumers, businesses and the economy, and whether new regulation is needed.
The UK announced in March that it planned to divide responsibility for managing AI among human rights, health, safety and competition regulators, rather than create a new agency.
China
*Planning regulations
Billionaire Elon Musk said on June 5, after meeting with officials during a recent visit to China, that the Chinese government would seek to introduce AI regulations in the country.
China’s cyberspace regulator in April released draft measures to govern generative AI services, saying it would require companies to submit security assessments to the authorities before making them generally available.
The Chinese government will assist major companies in building AI models that can challenge ChatGPT, the country’s Bureau of Economic and Information Technology announced in February.
european union
*Planning regulations
EU lawmakers agreed to changes to the EU’s draft AI law on June 14. Lawmakers will now have to work out the details with EU countries before the draft rules become law.
Facial recognition and biometric surveillance are expected to be the biggest problems, with some lawmakers wanting an outright ban, while EU countries are seeking exceptions for national security, defense and military purposes.
EU technology chief Margrethe Vestager said on May 31 that the US and EU are expected to adopt a voluntary code of conduct in the coming months to provide a safety net pending new legislation. He said he should work with the industry.
The European Consumer Organization (BEUC) also joins concerns about ChatGPT and other AI chatbots, calling on EU consumer protection agencies to investigate the technology and potential harm to individuals.
France
* Investigating possible infringement
French privacy watchdog CNIL announced in April that it was investigating several complaints about ChatGPT after chat boxes were temporarily banned in Italy for alleged violations of privacy rules.
In March, the French parliament approved the use of AI video surveillance during the 2024 Paris Olympics, ignoring warnings from civil rights groups.
G7
* Seeking regulatory opinion
The G7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan, on May 20, acknowledged the need for governance of AI and immersive technologies, and let ministers discuss the technology as the ‘Hiroshima AI Process’, reporting results by the end of 2023. agreed to let
G7 digital ministers said after a meeting in Japan in April that G7 countries should adopt “risk-based” regulations on AI.
Ireland
* Seeking regulatory opinion
Generative AI needs to be regulated, but the governing body needs to figure out how to do it properly before rushing into ‘practically intolerable’ bans, says Ireland’s data protection officer said in April.
Israel
* Seeking regulatory opinion
Ziv Katzir, Director of National AI Planning at the Israel Innovation Agency, said in June that Israel has been implementing AI regulations “in the past 18 or so months” to achieve the right balance between innovation and the protection of human rights and civil protection. said he has been working on .
Israel released its 115-page AI policy draft in October to solicit public input before finalizing it.
Italy
* Investigating possible infringement
Italy’s data protection authority plans to consider other artificial intelligence platforms and hire AI experts, a senior official said in May.
ChatGPT was made available to Italian users again in April after being temporarily banned in March over concerns by national data protection authorities.
Japan
* Investigating possible infringement
Japan’s privacy watchdog announced on June 2 that it had warned OpenAI not to collect sensitive data without people’s permission, and to minimize the sensitive data it collects, in case of further concerns. added that it may take further steps.
Spain
* Investigating possible infringement
Spain’s Data Protection Agency announced in April that it was launching a preliminary investigation into a potential data breach by ChatGPT. It also asked EU privacy watchdogs to assess privacy concerns surrounding ChatGPT.
united nations
*Planning regulations
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on June 12 backed a proposal by some AI officials to create an AI oversight agency like the International Atomic Energy Agency, but said, “Only member states can create it. , not the United Nations Secretariat.”
Guterres also announced plans to begin by the end of the year to launch a high-level AI advisory body to regularly review and make recommendations on AI governance arrangements.
we
* Seeking regulatory opinion
Generative AI has raised competitive concerns and is a focus of the Federal Trade Commission’s Office of Technology and Technology, the agency said in a blog post by staff from both agencies in June.
Senator Michael Bennett sent a letter to big tech companies on June 29 asking them to label AI-generated content and limit the spread of misleading content for users. In April, he introduced a bill to create a task force to review U.S. AI policy.
The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology, a non-regulatory agency that is part of the Department of Commerce, has volunteered expert volunteers on generative AI to help develop guidance to address generative AI opportunities and address its risks. announced in June that it would set up a public working group consisting of: twenty two.
President Joe Biden said on June 20 that he would seek expert advice on the risks of AI to national security and the economy.
The head of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission in May committed the agency to use existing laws to curb some of the dangers of AI, such as increasing the power of dominant companies and “turbocharging” fraud. said there is.
Source: Reuters
