In this photo taken by Kyodo, Minister of Digital and Technology during the G-7 Digital and Technology Ministers meeting in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan on April 29, 2023. , Photo Credit: Reuters
The Group of Seven advanced countries should adopt “risk-based” regulation on artificial intelligence, their digital ministers agreed on Sunday, as European lawmakers hurried Introduce an AI Act to enforce regulations on emerging tools like ChatGPT,
But such regulation must “preserve an open and enabling environment” for the development of AI technologies and be based on democratic values, the G7 ministers said in a joint statement issued at the end of a two-day meeting in Japan.
While the ministers acknowledged that “the common vision and policy tools to achieve the goal of trustworthy AI may differ among G7 members”, the agreement sets a milestone for how major countries will address privacy concerns. and how to control AI amid security risks.
“The findings of this G7 meeting show that we are certainly not alone in this,” said Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission. reuters ahead of the agreement.
Governments have particularly noted the popularity of generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, a chatbot developed by Microsoft Corp-backed OpenAI that has become the fastest-growing app in history since its launch in November.
“We plan to hold future G7 discussions on generative AI, including governance, how to protect intellectual property rights including copyright, promoting transparency, addressing misinformation,” the ministerial statement said. can join.
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Italy, a G7 member, took ChatGPT offline last month to investigate a possible breach of personal data rules. Whereas Italy lifted the ban on FridayThe move has prompted fellow European privacy regulators to launch an investigation.
European Union lawmakers reached a preliminary agreement on Thursday on a new draft of their upcoming AI Act, including copyright protection measures for generative AI after world leaders called for a summit to be held to regulate such technology. Are included.
Ms Vestager, the EU’s tech regulation chief, said “there will be political agreement this year” on AI legislation, such as labeling obligations for AI-generated images or music, to address copyright and educational risks.
Japan, chairing the G7 this year, has taken a lenient view on AI developers, pledging support for public and industrial adoption of AI.
Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said Friday ahead of ministerial talks that Japan hopes the G7 will “agree on a flexible regime rather than retrospective, catch-all regulation” on AI technology.
“Stopping (AI development) is not the right response – innovation must continue to develop, but within certain railings that democracy has to set,” Jean-Noël Barot, the French minister of digital transition, told Reuters, adding France AI smaller than will get some exceptions. Developers under upcoming EU regulation.
In addition to intellectual property concerns, the G7 countries also recognized security risks. Japanese Digital Minister Taro Kono said at a press conference following the agreement, “Generative AI…generates fake news and disruptive solutions to society if the data it is based on is fake.”
The G7 – top tech executives from Britain, Canada, the European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States – met in Takasaki, about 100 km (60 miles) northwest of Tokyo. Energy and Foreign Ministers’ Meetings this month.
Japan will host the G7 summit in Hiroshima in late May, where Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will discuss AI regulations with world leaders.