As concerns around AI use rise, G7 leaders demand tougher AI 'Guardrails'
Leaders at the G7 have been in conversation about the use of AI and how it needs to be regulated.
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Highlights
- The summit brings together G7 country leaders
- The use of AI has raised concerns among world leaders
Top leaders at G7 have demanded that “guardrails” be put in place to control the advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) during the summit. Governments still haven’t come to a firm decision on how to control the technology, despite the fact that the rapid improvements in AI have sparked worries about the need for increased monitoring.
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UK PM Rishi Sunak voices his concerns
The G7 summit is being attended by leaders from the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the US and Canada. Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission and Rishi Sunak, prime minister of the UK declared that their country will spearhead the effort to improve AI rules.
According to Sunak, AI has the ability to boost economic growth and transform public services as long as it is utilised “safely, securely and with guardrails in place.” “We have purposefully adopted an iterative approach to ensure that our regulation can advance alongside it because technology is advancing swiftly,” Sunak added.
Sunak further stated that in order to coordinate efforts to ensure proper regulation for AI businesses, the British government would actively collaborate with its foreign allies. Governments are examining how to control the development of AI systems more and more.
Last week, European legislators came to an agreement on a stringent set of guidelines for the use of AI including the limitation of chatbots like ChatGPT. Both the UK’s competition agency and the US Federal Trade Commission said earlier this month that they would examine the expanding sector.
A balanced approach
The potential advantages of artificial intelligence for people and the economy are enormous, Von der Leyen remarked on Friday during the first meeting of the G7 leaders in Hiroshima. At the same time, we must accept limitations on AI development in the EU that reflect our democratic ideals. According to comments noted by her spokesman,” We want AI systems to be accurate, dependable, safe and non-discriminatory, regardless of their origin.
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