Just weeks ago, China’s Ministry of Science and Technology released a set of guidelines developed by the National Governance Committee for the New Generation Artificial Intelligence, in the area of Artificial Intelligence Ethics. The English language media have titled these guidelines either “New Generation Artificial Intelligence Ethics Specifications,” or alternatively, “Ethical Norms for the New Generation Artificial Intelligence” (Chinese original). While already a world leader in AI technology, this new effort could further cement China as the frontrunner in the battle for AI dominance.
Broadly, the guidelines aim to help integrate AI ethics into the entirety of the AI lifecycle. The guidelines set forth six (or eight original) fundamental ethics rules for AI development. These include: (1) that AI should aim to enhance the well-being of humankind; (2) that AI should promote fairness and justice and protect the legitimate rights and interests of all relevant stakeholders; (3) that AI should protect the privacy and security of its users and their data; (4) that AI should be developed in such a way as to ensure human controllability, transparency, and trustworthiness; (5) that AI should be designed to be accountable; and (6), that the Chinese government should aim to generally improve AI ethics literacy.
This last rule is intended to be implemented in part by helping relevant stakeholders learn and popularize knowledge related to AI ethics. This AI ethics literacy component further requires that stakeholders both understand the relevant issues in AI ethics, but also, in their public communications neither overstate nor downplay the risks associated with AI machines.
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Broadly, the guidelines aim to help integrate AI ethics into the entirety of the AI lifecycle. The guidelines set forth six (or eight original) fundamental ethics rules for AI development. These include: (1) that AI should aim to enhance the well-being of humankind; (2) that AI should promote fairness and justice and protect the legitimate rights and interests of all relevant stakeholders; (3) that AI should protect the privacy and security of its users and their data; (4) that AI should be developed in such a way as to ensure human controllability, transparency, and trustworthiness; (5) that AI should be designed to be accountable; and (6), that the Chinese government should aim to generally improve AI ethics literacy.
This last rule is intended to be implemented in part by helping relevant stakeholders learn and popularize knowledge related to AI ethics. This AI ethics literacy component further requires that stakeholders both understand the relevant issues in AI ethics, but also, in their public communications neither overstate nor downplay the risks associated with AI machines.
Continue reading: https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3921192,00.html
