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Will the creation of global muscular body worldwide help to oversea the artificial intelligence development?
Experts converge to chart ways to help check the trends...
The United Nations experts have cautioned against the lack of global governance in tandem with the development of artificial intelligence, saying, such should not be guided by market forces alone.
The body, however, called for the creation of tools for global cooperation.
Recall that a panel of about 40 experts from the fields of technology, law, and data protection was established by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in October to monitor the trends.
Their recent report published tagged “Summit of the Future,” raises the alarm over the lack of global governance of AI as well as the effective exclusion of developing countries from debates about the technology’s future.
“There is, today, a global governance deficit to AI,” which by its nature is cross-border, the experts warn in their report.
“AI must serve humanity equitably and safely,” Guterres said this week.
“Left unchecked, the dangers posed by artificial intelligence could have serious implications for democracy, peace, and stability.”
The experts called on UN members to put in place mechanisms to grease the wheels of global cooperation on the issue, as well as to prevent unintended proliferation.
“The development, deployment, and use of such a technology cannot be left to the whims of markets alone,” the report says.
Amongst other issues the panel will handle include the creation of a group of scientific experts on AI modeled on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) forum of experts, whose reports would hinge on issues of climate change.
The panel would brief the international community on emerging risks, and identify research needs as well as how it could be used to alleviate hunger, poverty, and gender inequality, among other goals.
That proposal is included in the draft Global Digital Compact, still under discussion, which is due to be adopted Sunday at the “Summit of the Future.”
The report endorses setting up a light-touch “coordination” structure within the UN secretariat.
“If the risks of AI become more serious and more concentrated, it might become necessary for Member States to consider a more robust international institution with monitoring, reporting, verification, and enforcement powers,” the report said.
But they singled out the perils of disinformation for democracy, — particularly pornographic ones, as well as the evolution of autonomous weapons and AI use by criminal and terrorist groups.
“Given the speed, autonomy, and opacity of AI systems, however, waiting for a threat to emerge may mean that any response will come too late,” the report said. “Continued scientific assessments and policy dialogue would ensure the world is not surprised.”
