"G7 sets out guiding principles for AI developers to address risks", 30 October 2023

The Group of Seven industrialized nations announced international guiding principles and a code of conduct for companies developing advanced artificial intelligence systems in a bid to address privacy concerns and the risk of misuse.

The documents aim to "promote safe, secure, and trustworthy AI worldwide," the G7 said, noting that developers, while harnessing the opportunities of innovation, should make sure that the technology is not deployed in a way that undermines democratic values, facilitates terrorism or poses "substantial risks" to human rights...

In the 11-point principles and a code of conduct, ... AI developers are urged to take "appropriate measures," including independent external testing, to identify and mitigate risks...

In a leaders' statement issued along with the principles and code of conduct documents, the G7 vowed to accelerate the process toward developing a comprehensive policy framework by the end of this year, which will include overall guiding principles for all AI actors...

The EU has been moving ahead of other countries in regulating the use of AI, with the European Parliament adopting in June a draft of what it calls the world's first comprehensive AI law...

Japan plans to come up with its own domestic guidelines, based on the G7 guiding principles and code of conduct...