Artificial Intelligence, which is responsible for reshaping economies, industries and the personal and professional lives of individuals is demanding a radical shift in the governance of AI, focused on global equity, ethics, and human rights has become the need of the hour. On September 19, the United Nations High-level advisory body on artificial intelligence released ‘The Governing AI for Humanity report’ amid the expansion of Artificial Intelligence and the risks associated with it. This is because current AI regulations threaten not only market confidence and scalability but most importantly operational efficiency.
With a goal of social reorientation of AI from profit to people, the U.N. report has proposed seven recommendations to address gaps in governance. These will be discussed at the upcoming Summit of the Future at UN headquarters in New York on September 22-23. Talks on the establishment of a panel to look after asymmetries between AI labs and the rest of the world and gather impartial and reliable scientific knowledge about AI will also be taking place. This as, the circulation of disinformation, fake news, and infringement of non copyrighted material continues to grow unabated.
The policy dialogue will involve impartial and reliable scientific knowledge about AI, setting a blueprint for future AI governance.
Highlighting the importance of the strategic framework, speaking on the report’s release, UN Secretary-General António Guterres stated, “This report is not the end of our journey, but a crucial milestone in our ongoing efforts to ensure AI serves all of humanity.’
Coming back to the seven critical recommendations, mentioned in the agile, inclusive, and effective critical framework, these involve creating of International Scientific Panel on AI, Global Dialogue on AI Governance,
AI Capacity Development Network, Global Fund for AI and the SDGs. All these are designed to prevent monopolization by one country over AI and build an inclusive AI, which is beneficial to all nations.
Remember, this is not the first time the United Nations has stepped up action against the growing importance of Artificial Intelligence as the U.N. last year created a 39-member advisory body to address issues in the international governance of AI.
