The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, advocated on Wednesday, September 13, the creation of a “global panel” of experts to assess the risks of artificial intelligence for humanity, based on the model of the Intergovernmental Panel on the Climate change. (IPCC).
“Hundreds of developers, academics and great experts in the field of AI have recently alerted us” of the risk of extinction of humanity, recalled the president of the European executive, in a speech before the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
Understanding the impacts of AI
Artificial intelligence “is evolving faster than its designers had anticipated. Therefore, we have little time left to guide this technology responsibly,” he worries, and calls for the establishment of a “new global framework for AI, based on three pillars”. : safeguards, governance and innovation guidance.
“We must work together with our partners so that everyone has the same understanding of the impact of AI on our societies,” he said, citing “the invaluable contribution of the IPCC for climate, this global panel that provides policymakers with the latest news.” . Scientific data.
Monitor these innovations
The distribution on social networks of fake images, of gigantic dimensions, created from applications such as Midjourney, has warned of the dangers of artificial intelligence systems for democracy.
The potential of these technologies, which also make it possible to write theses, compose music or facilitate medical diagnoses, fascinates as much as it worries.
The EU hopes to finalize the world’s first regulation to govern these innovations before the end of the year. However, it will not come into force before 2026.
Future legislation should, in particular, ban mass surveillance applications of citizens and impose rules on a list of services considered at risk.
It is currently the subject of negotiations between the 27 EU member countries and the European Parliament. “Our AI legislation is already a model for the whole world. Now we must adopt the rules as soon as possible and move on to their implementation,” asked Ursula von der Leyen.
Source: BFM TV
