Tokyo, May 20 (BNA): Leaders of the Group of Seven countries on Saturday called for the development and adoption of technical standards to keep artificial intelligence “trustworthy”, saying technology governance has not kept pace. his growth.
While acknowledging that approaches to achieving the “shared vision and common goal of trustworthy AI may differ,” the G7 leaders, meeting in Hiroshima, Japan, said in a statement that the rules for digital technologies such as AI must be “aligned with our shared democratic values.” .
The agreement came after the European Union, which participates in the Group of Seven, this month moved closer to passing legislation to regulate artificial intelligence technology, a law with the potential to be the world’s first comprehensive artificial intelligence law that could set a precedent among advanced economies.
“We want AI systems to be accurate, reliable, secure and non-discriminatory, regardless of their origin,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday.
The G7 leaders said they “need to immediately assess the opportunities and challenges of generative AI,” a subset of the technology popularized by ChatGPT.
OpenAI’s ChatGPT prompted Elon Musk and a group of AI experts to sound an ultimatum in March demanding a six-month pause in developing more powerful systems, citing potential risks to society. A month later, EU lawmakers urged world leaders to find ways to control AI technologies, saying they were developing faster than expected.
The US has so far taken a cautious approach to managing AI, with President Joe Biden saying last month that it was not yet clear whether AI was dangerous. Sam Altman, CEO of Microsoft-backed OpenAI (MSFT.O), told a Senate committee on Tuesday that the United States should consider licensing and testing requirements for developing AI models.
Japan, which holds the G7 presidency this year, has been more accommodating, pledging support for public and industrial adoption of AI while monitoring its risks. “It is important to properly handle both the possibilities and the risks,” Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told the government’s Amnesty International Council last week.
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