Have Our General AI Principles Worked?
The Pathway from Non-Binding Principles to Universal Principles
2020 Volume 3 Issue 2 Pages 53-70
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2020 Volume 3 Issue 2 Pages 53-70
Since we have an expectation that the ‘AI Principle Boom’ has arrived, the purpose of this paper is to suggest the following point: we should think about the AI principles not so much as mere non-binding principles but as the laws and regulations which correspond to the practical use and implementation of AI.
With the rise of this third AI Boom, the practical use of AI has been realised following research and development into the various related aspects of society. Therefore, the importance of formulating some principles for its proper use has been recognised. Consequently, I would like to consider our establishing a basic law rather than some non-binding principles. Alternatively, we could establish some rules which incorporate some related principles following a decision announcement by the Government. This is because it is essential to promote the necessary and relevant measures for an optimal utilisation of these emerging technologies.
The EU is leading the way in creating some rules for dealing with the new and related issues. In addition, a similar scheme will be repeating the discussions on the ‘AI regulations’ in the EU. Thus, this paper provides an overview of the current status of the formulation of these principles and guidelines both in Japan and overseas. In addition, in order to understand the direction of the future regulations in the EU, we will outline the contents of the ‘White Paper’, ‘The Ethical Guidelines for a Reliable AI’ and an ‘evaluation list’ which will indicate the future direction of these AI regulations. This idea is based on my recognition that it is important to refer to the EU's efforts in considering our future efforts in Japan.
Finally, we wish to reaffirm the OECD’s adoption of the Council Recommendations on Artificial Intelligence. Furthermore, we intend to reconfirm our position on the OECD Privacy Guidelines which refer to non-binding principles in legislation. I note here that the OECD’s Eight Principles have been referenced in national legal systems and I refer to this simply to show an example where the non-binding rules are used as universal principles.
