Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, second from left, speaks to a panel of government experts at the prime minister’s office in Tokyo on Friday.
16:30 JST, August 2, 2024
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida called on a panel of government experts at its first meeting on Friday to consider legal restrictions on generative artificial intelligence.
The first meeting of the AI Systems Study Group, a panel of experts examining legal restrictions on generative AI, took place at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo.
As international regulation of AI increases, Kishida called at the meeting for research into legal constraints based on four basic principles: ensuring both the safety and competitiveness of AI; creating a system flexible enough to respond to technological changes; adhering to international guidelines; and ensuring the government acquires and uses AI appropriately.
“It is essential to ensure the safety of AI to promote the use of AI and strengthen its development,” Kishida said at the meeting.
The European Union’s adoption in May of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act, which classifies risks and regulates the development and operation of AI, is an example of a growing trend towards international regulation of AI.
The government is also increasingly concerned about the use of AI in cyberattacks, ***physical*** weapons, and the generation and dissemination of false information, to name a few.
The intention is to submit a bill on this matter during the regular session of Diest next year.
