Global AI Partnership Council Agrees on Vision for Trustworthy, Human-Centric AI

The Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) Ministerial Council reached a consensus on its future vision, recognising AI's transformative potential and the associated risks. The meeting, chaired by Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Jitin Prasada, took place in the capital on Wednesday.

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Members agreed to foster trustworthy and human-centric AI through an inclusive, multi-stakeholder approach. This approach relies on a strong scientific basis, open solutions, and common standards. Cooperation between governments, researchers, the private sector, and civil society will also be strengthened.

Commitment to Human-Centric AI

The vision document reaffirms the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) continued support to GPAI since its inception. It emphasises a shared commitment to advancing human-centric, safe, secure, and trustworthy AI. The document also highlights the importance of coordinated international efforts to harness AI's benefits.

Key areas of the future vision include recognising AI's potential in shaping societies and economies. The opportunities it presents for sustainable development are also acknowledged. Members agreed on the need to address emerging risks posed by advanced AI systems, such as safety and security concerns, misinformation, harmful biases, threats to human rights, and environmental sustainability.

Strengthening Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration

The vision document commits to retaining and enhancing GPAI's multi-stakeholder nature. It aims to boost member-expert collaboration through GPAI Expert Support Centres (ESCs). The merging of GPAI Multistakeholder Expert Group (MEG) and OECD Network of Experts on AI (ONE AI) into a single expert community is also proposed.

The shared vision reaffirms collective commitment to the OECD recommendation on Artificial Intelligence and UNESCO's Recommendation on the ethics of AI. It calls on countries, regardless of their current membership status in GPAI or OECD, to join GPAI's collaborative efforts for human-centric AI.

Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence has been a unique initiative for global multi-stakeholder cooperation on AI since its launch. Members noted this during the meeting. Vice Minister from Japan, Hiroshi Yoshida, and Minister from Serbia, Jelena Begovic, addressed the gathering. Jerry Sheehan from OECD and Tawfik Jelassi from UNESCO were also present.

The renewed vision for GPAI includes an integrated partnership with OECD. This partnership brings together all current OECD members and GPAI countries under the GPAI brand. It is based on the OECD Recommendation on Artificial Intelligence.

The meeting concluded with members agreeing on a shared commitment to fostering trustworthy AI through an inclusive approach. This approach involves cooperation between various stakeholders and relies on a strong scientific basis. The focus remains on ensuring AI is safe, secure, and beneficial for all.

The council's consensus marks a significant step towards harnessing AI's potential while addressing its challenges. The commitment to human-centric AI aims to ensure that technology benefits society as a whole while mitigating associated risks.