Members of the United Nations Advisory Council on Artificial Intelligencecreated in the fall of last year to address the governance problems that AI can present globally, have warned of the risks that AI may pose in the short and medium termand has made seven recommendations to address them. They have addressed them in their first report, Governing AI for humanity (Governing AI for Humanity), which they have just published.
The text highlights the importance of creating a global dialogue on this technology, and recalls that the European Union is one of the few regions where measures have already been taken to regulate Artificial Intelligence with its AI Law. To foster this dialogue, the Council proposes developing a global fund to address the differences between regions and countries in terms of capacity and collaboration, and to also be responsible for exchanging knowledge and standards.
On the other hand, this organization warns of the dangers of AI if its market is controlled only by a few multinationals, pointing out that “There is a risk that this technology could be imposed on people without them having any say in how it is used.«It also proposes creating a panel to provide reliable and risk-free scientific knowledge, which would also address the information gaps between AI labs and the rest of the world.
In addition, it would be responsible for proposing a new policy dialogue on AI governance. The Council also aims to manage an office to support and coordinate the implementation of all these proposals.
Las Seven recommendations on AI raised in the reportwhich are likely to be discussed at the United Nations Future Summit (22-23 September) are: the launch of an international panel composed of scientists who are experts in AI, the opening of a dialogue on AI standards, an exchange of Artificial Intelligence standards, the creation of a network for capacity development related to this technology, the creation of a global fund for Artificial Intelligence, the development of a global data framework for AI and the opening of an office dedicated to this technology within the United Nations secretariat.