The United Nations and the Dutch government have announced plans to create an ethical oversight framework for artificial intelligence (AI). The Dutch Digital Infrastructure Authority and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) officially launched the project called "Supervising AI with Competent Authorities" on October 5. The project will collect data on how European countries regulate AI.
The project will receive financial support through the European Commission's Technical Assistance Instrument (TSI) and the information collected will result in "best practice" type recommendations.
Gabriela Ramos, UNESCO's deputy director-general for social sciences and humanities, said this debate is social, not technological. Effective governance frameworks based on ethical and moral values are needed to shape the technological development of AI.
The information collected will also help create future training sessions to improve “institutional capacity” on the subject.
UNESCO played a major role in creating ethical guidelines for AI, which all member states adopted in November 2021.
These developments follow the EU's AI Law, which was passed in parliament in June 2022. The AI Act is a comprehensive set of rules for AI development within the EU. Once the law proposed by the European Commission in April is accepted by the majority of parliament, member states will begin negotiations with parliament to discuss the details.
Since the bill was passed in parliament, the EU has launched an initiative to accelerate rapid access to supercomputers for AI startups in the region.
Individual European countries are also considering AI regulations and development strategies. On August 25, Spain announced a local AI regulatory agency and a national strategy plan to ensure AI development in the country is "inclusive, sustainable and citizen-centered."
On the other hand, in Germany, politicians and digital experts are divided in their opinions on how best to manage and implement technology.
The project will receive financial support through the European Commission's Technical Assistance Instrument (TSI) and the information collected will result in "best practice" type recommendations.
Gabriela Ramos, UNESCO's deputy director-general for social sciences and humanities, said this debate is social, not technological. Effective governance frameworks based on ethical and moral values are needed to shape the technological development of AI.
The information collected will also help create future training sessions to improve “institutional capacity” on the subject.
UNESCO played a major role in creating ethical guidelines for AI, which all member states adopted in November 2021.
These developments follow the EU's AI Law, which was passed in parliament in June 2022. The AI Act is a comprehensive set of rules for AI development within the EU. Once the law proposed by the European Commission in April is accepted by the majority of parliament, member states will begin negotiations with parliament to discuss the details.
Since the bill was passed in parliament, the EU has launched an initiative to accelerate rapid access to supercomputers for AI startups in the region.
Individual European countries are also considering AI regulations and development strategies. On August 25, Spain announced a local AI regulatory agency and a national strategy plan to ensure AI development in the country is "inclusive, sustainable and citizen-centered."
On the other hand, in Germany, politicians and digital experts are divided in their opinions on how best to manage and implement technology.