After months of work, a set of guidelines designed to protect humanity from a range of threats posed by artificial intelligence have been proposed. Now, a privacy group wants the U.S. government to adopt them too.
The set of 12 universal guidelines revealed at a meeting in Brussels [October 23] are designed to “inform and improve the design and use of AI” by maximizing the benefits while reducing the risks.
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These guidelines, according to the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), are designed to be baked in to AI to ensure the protection of human rights. That includes a right to know the factors, logic and the techniques used to the outcome of a decision; a fairness obligation that removes discriminatory decision making; and an obligation to secure systems against cybersecurity threats. The principles also include a prohibition on unitary scoring — to prevent governments from using AI to score their citizens and residents — a subtle jab at China’s controversial social credit system.
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[T]he 12 principles fit neatly within the seven strategies already set out by the U.S. so far — making the case for their adoption easier. More than 200 experts and 50 organizations have signed on to the guidelines — including the Federal of American Scientists and the Government Accountability Project.Read full, original post: Privacy group calls on US government to adopt universal AI guidelines to protect safety, security and civil liberties
