- Rapid advances in artificial intelligence such as Microsoft-backed OpenAI's ChatGPT are complicating governments' efforts to agree laws governing the use of the technology.
Following government approvals, four Chinese tech firms, including Baidu Inc and SenseTime Group, launched their AI chatbots to the public on Aug. 31.European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Sept. 13 called for a global panel to assess the risks and benefits of AI, similarly to the global IPCC panel which informs policy makers about the climate.
France's National Assembly approved in March the use of AI video surveillance during the 2024 Paris Olympics, overlooking warnings from civil rights groups.Group of Seven leaders meeting in Hiroshima, Japan, acknowledged in May the need for governance of AI and immersive technologies and agreed to have ministers discuss the technology as the"Hiroshima AI process" and report results by the end of 2023.
ChatGPT became available to users in Italy in April after being temporarily banned over concerns by the national data protection authority in March.Japan expects to introduce by the end of 2023 regulations that are likely closer to the U.S. attitude than the stringent ones planned in the EU, an official close to deliberations said in July.
The U.N. Secretary-General has also announced plans to start work by the end of the year on a high-level AI advisory body to review AI governance arrangements.The U.S. Congress held hearings on AI between Sept. 11 and 13 and an AI forum featuring Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Tesla CEO Elon Musk.