The United Nations (ANTARA) - The International Independent\nScientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence has released its preliminary\nreport on Wednesday (1\/7), just days before the Global Dialogue on AI\nGovernance in Geneva, Switzerland, next week.<\/p>\n
Titled \u201cPreliminary Report of the Independent International\nScientific Panel on AI: Evidence-based assessment of opportunities,\nrisks and impacts of AI\u201d, the report presents an independent scientific\nassessment of the capabilities, opportunities, and risks emerging from\nAI. It also provides a shared evidence base to assist UN member states\nin navigating rapid technological developments.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis collaborative effort to build a shared understanding of AI\ncomes at a crucial turning point,\u201d the panel stated in its press\nrelease.<\/p>\n
Governments in various countries are making high-impact decisions\nregarding AI amidst significant uncertainty, with evidence sources and\nperspectives changing rapidly, often conflicting, and not always\nreflecting local conditions. As AI capabilities continue to increase, so\ndo the risks and consequences of decisions made worldwide, which remains\nthe primary challenge the panel seeks to address, according to the press\nrelease.<\/p>\n
In the preliminary report, the panel outlines its findings across\nseven key domains: AI science, progress, and developmental direction;\nsocietal applications, including science, health, education, and\nagriculture; economic implications; security, systems, and environmental\nimplications; human rights, information, and democracy; cultural and\nindividual development, autonomy, and child safety; and management,\ngovernance, and reliability.<\/p>\n
The panel identified a crucial evidence-based challenge for\ndecision-makers worldwide: policymakers require scientific evidence to\nregulate AI effectively, but by the time such evidence becomes clear, it\nmay already be too late to act, according to the press release.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhether the potential of AI is realised equitably will depend on\ninformed decisions made collectively by various nations and a shared\nscientific foundation to guide them\u2014the very evidence base that the\npanel\u2019s work aims to provide,\u201d the panel stated.<\/p>\n
Co-chair of the scientific panel on AI, Yoshua Bengio, noted that AI\ncapabilities are evolving faster than scientific understanding and the\nability of governments to adapt.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith increasing evidence of deceptive AI behaviour, science\ncurrently cannot guarantee that as capabilities continue to grow, AI\nwill not cause catastrophic impacts, either autonomously or through\nmalicious users. To act effectively, global policymakers must understand\nthese systems,\u201d said Bengio.<\/p>\n
Co-chair Maria Ressa stated that while the technology is\ntransformative, she warned that if the world continues on its current\ntrajectory, humanity will be unable to realise the benefits it\npromises.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe risks\u2026 are too high, and the forces driving AI development are\nnot the forces that will deliver its benefits,\u201d said Ressa.<\/p>\n
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stated that the Panel\u2019s report\npresents independent science, gathered from every region, and is\navailable to every government.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe message is clear: the potential is vast, but the risks are real,\nand the cost of delay is increasing. I urge all leaders to use this\nshared evidence to act together, and without delay,\u201d said Guterres.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/un-scientific-panel-releases-preliminary-report-on-ai-governance-1782978907", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }