Hiroshima AI Process

Hiroshima AI Process

News: The 2023 annual G7 Summit, hosted by Japan (Hiroshima), initiated the Hiroshima AI Process (HAP) – an effort to determine a way forward to regulate artificial intelligence (AI).

What is HAP?
 The HAP aims to facilitate international discussions on inclusive AI governance and interoperability to achieve a common vision and goal of trustworthy AI.
 It recognizes the growing prominence of Generative AI (GAI) across countries and sectors and emphasizes the need to address the opportunities and challenges associated with it.
 The HAP will operate in cooperation with international organizations such as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Global Partnership on AI (GPAI).

Significance of HAP:
 The discussions could include topics such as governance, safeguard of IPR (including copyrights), response to foreign information manipulation (including disinformation) and responsible utilisation of these technologies.
 It will highlight the shared values and standards that can be used to derive guiding principles (fairness, accountability, transparency, and safety) for the regulation of AI.
 AI development and implementation will help in aligning with values such as freedom, democracy and human rights.
 An emphasis on multi-stakeholder international cooperation indicates that the HAP isn’t expected to address AI regulation from a State-centric perspective.

Challenges:
 The HAP faces challenges due to differing approaches among G7 countries in regulating AI risks.
 G7 countries are acting on their own instead of waiting for the outcomes from the HAP.
 Currently, there is ambiguity regarding the relationship between AI and IPR (Intellectual Property Rights), leading to conflicting interpretations and legal decisions in different jurisdictions.

Way Forward
 A common guideline for G7 countries that permits the use of copyrighted materials.
 An interoperable AI governance framework to respond to the concerns of other country groups as well.
 Like-minded approaches and policy instruments to achieve the common vision and goal of trustworthy AI.

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