“As generative AI technologies are becoming more prominent in all countries and sectors, we recognize the need to take stock of the near-term opportunities and challenges of them and continue to promote security and confidence in them,” says the statement released by the Group of Seven Most Developed Countries (G7) after a two-day meeting in Japan.
The rally was between the G7 ministers responsible for digitization and technology, which includes the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, Germany, France and Italy. At the meeting, it was resolved to promote a responsible use of artificial intelligence in view of the advancement of technology and its possible effects on the deterioration of democratic systems and human rights.
In this framework, they urged the entire international community to advance in the debate on the regulation of AI and its impact under five keys detailed in the document: rule of law, legal guarantees, democracy and respect for human rights and taking advantage of opportunities. to promote innovation.
On the other hand, the statement targets Russia and China, which it accuses of using technology for internal and external surveillance: “We resolve to cooperate to make visible and address the tactics of digital authoritarianism,” the text states.
