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Leaders of the G7, which includes the United States, European
Union and Japan, last week agreed to create an intergovernmental
forum called the "Hiroshima AI process" to debate issues around
fast-growing AI tools.
G7 government officials will hold the first working-level AI
meeting on May 30 and consider issues such as intellectual
property protection, disinformation and how the technology
should be governed, Japan's communications minister, Takeaki
Matsumoto, said.
The meeting comes as tech regulators worldwide gauge the impact
of popular AI services like ChatGPT by Microsoft-backed OpenAI.
The EU is coming closer to enact the world's first major
legislation on AI, inspiring other governments to consider what
rules should be applied to AI tools.
Japan, as this year's chair of G7, "will lead the G7 discussion
on responsive use of the generative AI technology", Matsumoto
said, adding the forum hoped to come up with suggestions for
heads of state by year-end.
At last week's Hiroshima G7 summit, leaders also called for
developing and adopting international technical standards to
keep AI "trustworthy" and "in line with our shared democratic
values".
The G7 AI working group will seek input from the Organisation
for Economic Co-operation and Development, Matsumoto told a
regular press conference.
(Reporting by Kantaro Komiya)
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