G7 calls to adopt international technical standards for artificial intelligence

Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) countries on Saturday called for the development and adoption of international technical standards for the reliability of artificial intelligence (AI).

That's according to Reuters, Ukrinform reports.

The heads of government agreed to establish a ministerial forum called the Hiroshima AI Process by the end of this year to discuss issues related to generative artificial intelligence tools, such as intellectual property rights and disinformation.

While the G7 leaders acknowledged that approaches to achieving "the common vision and goal of trustworthy AI may vary" they stated that "the governance of the digital economy should continue to be updated in line with our shared democratic values".

The agreement comes as the European Union, represented at the G7, moved closer this month to adopting legislation regulating artificial intelligence technology, potentially the world's first comprehensive artificial intelligence law.

"We want AI systems to be accurate, reliable, safe and non-discriminatory, regardless of their origin," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday.

As Ukrinform reported, OpenAI CEO and ChatGPT chatbot developer Sam Altman called on US lawmakers to regulate artificial intelligence.