EU Commission Advances Work On AI Ethical Guidelines

The EU Commission is advancing work on the establishment of AI ethical guidelines to ensure they can be put into practice. A group of industry experts were appointed in 2016 to establish guidelines which ensure that AI is developed sensibly. There are seven key pillars to the EU’s ethical AI strategy: Human agency and oversight Robustness and safety Privacy and data governance Transparency Diversity, non-discrimination, and fairness Societal and environmental well-being Accountability The EU wants to promote its guidelines on the global stage. It plans on strengthening cooperation with ‘like-minded’ partners such as Japan, Canada, and Singapore, while engaging in dialogue with the G7 and G20. Mariya Gabriel, EU Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society, added: “Today, we are taking an important step towards ethical and secure AI in the EU. We now have a solid foundation based on EU values and following an extensive and constructive engagement from ma...