Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday announced an international framework for the regulation and use of generative AI, strengthening global efforts to govern the rapidly advancing technology.
Kishida made the announcement in a speech at the Paris-based Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Mr. Kishida said, “Generative AI has the potential to become an important tool that will further enrich the world.'' But “we also have to face the dark side of AI, such as the risk of disinformation.”
Last year, when Japan chaired the Group of Seven Major Industrialized Countries, it launched the Hiroshima AI Process to develop international guidelines and codes of conduct for AI developers.
Kishida did not reveal specific names, but said that about 49 countries and regions are participating in a voluntary framework called the “Hiroshima AI Process Friends Group.” The two companies will work to introduce principles and codes of conduct to address the risks of generative AI, and “encourage collaboration to ensure that people around the world can benefit from safe, secure and trustworthy use of AI,” he said. Stated.
While the European Union, the United States, China, and many other countries are racing to develop regulations and oversight around AI, global bodies such as the United Nations are struggling with how to oversee it.