The limitations of a universally accepted standard for regulating AI becomes clearer when the rules around AI in China and in the EU are compared.
Author
Sriparna Pathak, Associate Professor, Jindal School of International Affairs, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana, India.
Summary
International politics takes place in an international system that is anarchic in nature. The reason for it being anarchic is the lack of a centralised control system that can swing into place and restore things during emergencies. While international organisations have played a big role in reducing possibilities of conflicts, fact still remains that even the most important international organisation of the system–the United Nations (UN) often finds itself lacking teeth in enforcing rules and regulations aimed at ensuring a peaceful world order. The biggest example of this is in the forms of the Russia-Ukraine conflict which rages on while the UN continues to bring in resolutions to stop the war.
Adopting and embracing new technologies is extremely important for various industries like Robotic Process Automation, IoT edge computing, Augmented Reality & Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity.(Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Adopting and embracing new technologies is extremely important for various industries like Robotic Process Automation, IoT edge computing, Augmented Reality & Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity.(Getty Images/iStockphoto)
While military conflict was thought to be largely a thing of the past in the 21st century owing to the various mechanisms in place post the Second World War, fact is that the Russia-Ukraine crisis did emerge and continues to rage on. Beyond direct military conflicts, several other conflicts have also emerged over resource sharing, or in the cyber domain in the form of cyber warfare or in the possibilities of a full-scale biological warfare. The role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in all of these newer forms of warfare becomes extremely risky.
In the United States (US), which continues to be the most powerful state in the existing world order, there was a meeting in September this year, behind closed doors to discuss the possibilities of regulating AI. Reports state that several tech bosses including Elon Musk, Mark Zukerberg, Sundar Pichai and Satya Nadella attended the meeting and that there was overwhelming consensus on the need for regulating AI. Earlier, in May this year, Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI testified before a US Senate Committee, describing the potential pitfalls of the new technology. In June this year, the European Union (EU) came out with the world’s first comprehensive AI law, as per which the use of AI within the EU will be regulated by the AI Act.
Published in: Hindustan Times
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