HE G7 Establish an international code of conduct to minimize the risks of artificial intelligence (AI).
Representatives this Thursday Germany, Canada, United States of America, France, Italy, Japan And United Kingdom They agreed to develop a unified arrangement, which the digital affairs ministers of these countries would conclude at a virtual meeting scheduled for November or December.
Code of conduct will demand that large companies encourage development artificial intelligence that they undertake to take measures to reduce the social impact of this situation. technology as well as creating risk management systems and investing more in cybersecurity controls.
“We recognize the need to manage new risks and challenges to people, society and democratic values and capitalize on the benefits and opportunities offered by advanced AI systems,” said a G7 statement released on Thursday. “We are committed to developing guiding principles and international codes of conduct for organizations.”
not binding
But the G7’s proposal is problematic because this arrangement will not be binding. Tech giants like this alphabet (Google), Microsoft anyone Aim (Facebook) There will be no obligation to comply with the measures set by the forum, which brings together some of the world’s greatest powers.
Even so, the G7’s movement is evidence of the winds arrangement blow to the tech industry. Last June, the European Parliament approved this bill. Brussels purposes organised Artificial intelligence classifies and restricts their use according to the risks involved. European Union Thus, it will be the first region to establish the legal framework to control this technology, which is becoming increasingly widespread in the world. Inside United States of AmericaLegislators are still in the early stages of consultations for a future regulation that the industry’s heavyweights are trying to influence.