The European Commission recently published aproposal for a regulation on artificial intelligence (AI).
This is the first document of its kind to attempt to tame the multi-tentacled beast that is artificial intelligence.
The sun is starting to set on the Wild West days of artificial intelligence, writes Jeremy Kahn.
He may have a point.
When this regulation comes into effect, it will change the way that we conduct AI research and development.
That is no longer the case, at least in the European Union.
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The United Nations, therefore, needs its own regulation for artificial intelligence, and urgently so.
AI in the United Nations
Artificial intelligence technologies have been used increasingly by the United Nations.
United Nations agencies have also used biometric identification to manage humanitarian logistics and refugee claims.
The UNHCR developed a biometrics database thatcontained the information of 7.1 million refugees.
In parallel, the United Nations has partnered with private companies that provide analytical services.
Several human rights watchdogs,including Amnesty International, have raised concerns about Palantir for human rights violations.
Like most AI initiatives developed in recent years, this work has happened largely without regulatory oversight.
Unless, that is, it can be properly certified by a new regulatory system.
The onus has largely been on data scientists to develop the credibility of their tools.
This would produce more effective, safer and more just applications and uses of AI technology.
