Following the work of the Hiroshima AI Process, started under Japan’s Presidency of the G7 Group in 2023, the G7 has issued a Leaders’ Statement welcoming the publication of International Guiding Principles on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and a voluntary Code of Conduct for AI developers. President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, was among those who subscribed to the G7 leaders' statement issued by the 2023 Japan G7 Presidency. The principles and the voluntary Code of Conduct will complement the EU AI Act, which is currently being finalised at an EU level. There are 11 Guiding Principles aimed at organisations developing, deploying and using advanced AI systems in order to promote safety and trustworthiness of the technology.
This includes commitments to mitigate risks and misuse, identify vulnerabilities, encourage responsible information sharing, report incidents and investment in cybersecurity, as well as labelling systems to enable users to identify AI-generated content. The Code of Conduct provides detailed and practical guidance for organisations, as well as promoting the responsible governance of AI globally. The Leaders’ Statement calls on organisations developing advanced AI systems to commit to the application of the International Code of Conduct. The Leaders’ Statement, Guiding Principles and Code of Conduct are available at:
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_23_5379
