G7 should adopt ‘risk-based’ AI regulation, ministers say

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TAKASAKI — The group of seven advanced countries should adopt “risk-based” regulation of artificial intelligence, their digital ministers agreed on Sunday, as European lawmakers rushed to put it in place. created the AI ​​Act to enforce the rules for emerging tools like ChatGPT.

But such regulations should also “maintain an open and favorable environment” for the development of AI technologies and based on democratic values, the G7 ministers said in a joint statement released by the National Assembly. made at the end of a two-day meeting in Japan.

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While the ministers recognized that “policy tools to achieve a shared vision and goal of credible AI may vary among G7 members”, the agreement sets an important milestone on How major countries manage AI amid concerns about privacy and security risks.

“The conclusion of this G7 meeting shows that we are certainly not alone on this issue,” European Commission Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager told Reuters ahead of the deal.

Governments are paying particular attention to the popularity of generative AI tools like ChatGPT, an OpenAI-backed chatbot backed by Microsoft Corp that has become the fastest-growing application in history since its launch in November. .

The minister’s statement said: “We plan to convene future G7 discussions on general AI, which may cover topics such as governance, how to protect intellectual property rights including rights, promote transparency, address misinformation” including manipulation of information by foreign forces.

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Italy, a G7 member, stopped ChatGPT last month to investigate a possible breach of personal data rules. While Italy lifted the ban on Friday, the move has inspired European privacy regulators to launch investigations.

EU lawmakers on Thursday reached a preliminary agreement on a new draft of the upcoming AI Act, including copyright protections for general AI, following a call from world leaders convene a summit to take control of that technology.

Vestager, the EU’s director of technology regulation, said the bloc “will have a political agreement this year” on AI law, such as labeling obligations for AI-generated images or music, to solve address copyright and educational risks.

Meanwhile, Japan, this year’s G7 chair, has taken a tailored approach to AI developers, pledging to support the adoption of AI in the public and industry.

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Japan’s Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said Japan hopes the G7 will “agree on flexible or flexible governance, rather than adopting pre-emptive and universally applicable regulations” for AI technology.

“Pausing (AI development) is not the right response – innovation should continue to thrive but within certain barriers that democracies must put in place,” said Jean-Noel Barrot, Minister for Transition. France’s Digital Exchange, told Reuters, adding that France will provide some exceptions for small AI developers under upcoming EU regulations.

In addition to concerns about intellectual property, the G7 countries see security risks. “Innovative AI…generates fake news and disruptive solutions to society if the data it is based on is fake,” Japan’s Digital Minister Taro Kono said at a press conference after the deal. .

Top technology officials from the G7 – UK, Canada, EU, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the US – met in Takasaki, a city about 100 kilometers (60 miles) northwest of Tokyo, after the energy and foreign ministers’ meetings this month.

Japan will host the G7 Summit in Hiroshima at the end of May, where Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will discuss AI rules with world leaders. (Reporting by Kantaro Komiya in Takasaki, Japan; Additional reporting by Supantha Mukherjee in Stockholm; Editing by Lincoln Feast.)