GS Paper 3
Syllabus: Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, Robotics, Nano-technology, Bio-technology and issues relating to Intellectual Property Rights
Source: TH
Context: The 2023 annual G7 Summit, hosted by Japan (Hiroshima), initiated the Hiroshima AI Process (HAP) – an effort to determine a way forward to regulate artificial intelligence (AI).
Background: The G7 Digital and Tech Ministers discussed responsible AI and global AI governance –
- To promote human-centric and trustworthy AI based on the OECD AI Principles and
- To foster collaboration to maximise the benefits for all brought by AI technologies.
What is HAP?
- It recognised the need to immediately take stock of the opportunities and challenges of generative AI, which is increasingly prominent across countries and sectors.
- It encourages discussions on generative AI in cooperation with the OECD and GPAI to conduct practical projects.
- These discussions could include topics such as governance, safeguard of IPR (including copyrights), response to foreign information manipulation (including disinformation) and responsible utilisation of these technologies.
Significance of the HAP:
- It will highlight the shared values and standards that can be used to derive guiding principles (fairness, accountability, transparency, and safety) for the regulation of AI.
- AI development and implementation will help in aligning with values such as freedom, democracy and human rights.
- An emphasis on multi-stakeholder international cooperation indicates that the HAP isn’t expected to address AI regulation from a State-centric perspective.
Challenges:
- Divergence among G7 countries.
- G7 countries are acting on their own instead of waiting for the outcomes from the HAP.
- The relationship between AI and IPR is not clear.
Way ahead:
- A common guideline for G7 countries that permits the use of copyrighted materials.
- An interoperable AI governance framework to respond to the concerns of other country groups as well.
- Like-minded approaches and policy instruments to achieve the common vision and goal of trustworthy AI.
Conclusion: Overall, the establishment of the HAP makes one thing clear: AI governance has become a truly global issue that is likely to only become more contested in future.
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