World News in Brief: Artificial intelligence pledge
- Lenovo Group, LG AI Research, Mastercard, Microsoft, Salesforce, Telefonica, GSMA network of mobile phone operators, and INNIT have pledged to integrate the values and principles of UNESCO’s Recommendation on the Ethics of AI when designing and deploying AI systems.
- The announcement came at the UN education, science, and culture agency’s Global Forum on AI, taking place in Slovenia.
- UNESCO forged a consensus between all its member States in November 2021 to adopt the first global ethical framework for the use of AI.
- The agreement compels companies to fully guarantee human rights in the design, development, purchase, sale, and use of AI.
- It states that due diligence must be carried out to meet safety standards, identify the adverse effects of AI, and take timely measures to prevent, mitigate, or remedy them, in line with domestic legislation.
- Testing before a new AI system is released onto the market is essential, but post-deployment risk assessments and mitigation practices are also called for.
