Global Courant 2023-05-31 23:45:25
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that the United States is working with its European allies to develop a code of conduct for artificial intelligence.
Blinken is in Sweden for a meeting of the EU-US Trade and Technology Council, which is jointly chaired by US and European officials.
“We need accountable artificial intelligence. Generative AI is a complete game changer,” European Commission Vice-President Margrethe Vestager said at a post-meeting press conference. She said a draft of a voluntary code of conduct for artificial intelligence could be done in a matter of weeks.
The council has “an important role to play in creating voluntary codes of conduct that are open to all like-minded countries,” Blinken said, according to The Associated Press.
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European Commission Vice-President Margrethe Vestager shakes hands with Secretary of State Antony Blinken at an event in Lulea, Sweden, Wednesday, May 31, 2023. (Jonas Ekstromer/TT News Agency via AP)
During the press conference, Blinken recounted his “intensive and productive” discussion of artificial intelligence with his European counterparts, Reuters reported.
Vestager said officials will seek feedback from industry players, invite parties to sign up, and promised “a final proposal for the industry to commit voluntarily very, very soon.”
The breathtaking rise of generative AI systems like ChatGPT has stunned users with their ability to mimic human responses while fueling fears about the risks they pose, sparking a global debate on how to design guardrails for the technology.
Antony Blinken and Margrethe Vestager at a final press conference at a trade and technology conference in Lulea, Sweden, Wednesday, May 31, 2023. (Jonas Ekstromer/TT News Agency via AP)
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Scientists and technology industry leaders, including high-level executives at Microsoft and Google, issued a new warning on Tuesday about the dangers artificial intelligence poses to humanity.
“Reducing the risk of AI extinction should be a global priority, alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war,” the statement said.
Jacob Wallenberg, President of the Swedish Confederation of Business and Industry, speaks with Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday, May 31, 2023 in Lulea, Sweden. (Jonas Ekstromer/TT News Agency via AP)
Sam Altman, CEO of ChatGPT creator OpenAI, and Geoffrey Hinton, a computer scientist known as the godfather of artificial intelligence, were among hundreds of leading figures who signed the statement posted on the Center for AI Safety’s website. It also suggested that AI should be regulated by the United States or an international agency.
The EU is at the forefront of the global movement to regulate artificial intelligence sweeping AI law. The legislation is ready for final negotiations, with political approval expected by the end of the year. But those rules won’t take effect for another two to three years “at best,” as AI technology evolves “by the month,” Vestager said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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