Group of Seven countries, including Japan, as well as the European Union and others support the development and usage of artificial intelligence based on freedom, human rights and democracy, according to the draft of a joint statement concerning how AI should be used.
They plan to establish an international public-private organization aimed at countering China, which is trying to establish hegemony in AI.
The joint statement, which will be announced as early as Monday (Tuesday in Japan), will become a basic principle for establishing domestic laws or for businesses when using AI.
The pillars of the statement include:
-- Human-centered responsible AI development and usage;
-- Protection of fairness, transparency and privacy;
-- Promotion of international cooperation regarding research and development, and technological innovation.
In line with the joint statement, a consultative body called the Global Partnership on AI will be established comprising each government in the G7, the EU and other entities. Secretariats will be set up in France and Canada, and the first annual general meeting will be held in December this year.
Five other countries, such as South Korea, Singapore and Australia, will participate in the consultative body, and researchers from Google LLC, Amazon.com Inc., the University of Tokyo and other entities will also join.
Behind this move is China, which is trying to grab AI hegemony and is getting ahead of other countries in this field.
It has been pointed out that China uses AI technology as a means of monitoring pro-democracy movements and for other purposes with big data held by its major IT companies, and that the technology is exported to other countries. China is using AI to find people infected with the coronavirus and restrict their behavior.
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