Kishida Unveils Global AI Framework    05/02 06:18

   

   PARIS (AP) -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida unveiled an 
international framework for regulation and use of generative AI on Thursday, 
adding to global efforts on governance for the rapidly advancing technology.

   Kishida made the announcement in a speech at the Paris-based Organization 
for Economic Cooperation and Development.

   "Generative AI has the potential to be a vital tool to further enrich the 
world," Kishida said. But "we must also confront the dark side of AI, such as 
the risk of disinformation."

   When Japan chaired the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations last 
year, it launched a Hiroshima AI process to draw up international guiding 
principles and a code of conduct for AI developers.

   Some 49 countries and regions have signed up to the voluntary framework, 
called the Hiroshima AI Process Friends Group, Kishida said, without naming 
any. They will work on implementing principles and code of conduct to address 
the risks of generative AI and "promote cooperation to ensure that people all 
over the world can benefit from the use of safe, secure, and trustworthy AI," 
he said.

   The European Union, the United States, China and many other nations have 
been racing to draw up regulations and oversight for AI, while global bodies 
such as the United Nations have been grappling with how to supervise it.