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Ethics and Legislation in AI Development

While some guidelines around AI ethics have been established, the document argues they are not enough to properly regulate the development of artificial intelligence and robotics technology. Additional legislation is still needed at national and international levels to address issues around security, privacy, intellectual property, human rights, and labor impacts. Consistent and up-to-date laws that involve stakeholders can help promote innovation, rather than hinder it, by providing a framework to manage emerging legal problems and ensure technologies are developed and exported responsibly.

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Ethics and Legislation in AI Development

While some guidelines around AI ethics have been established, the document argues they are not enough to properly regulate the development of artificial intelligence and robotics technology. Additional legislation is still needed at national and international levels to address issues around security, privacy, intellectual property, human rights, and labor impacts. Consistent and up-to-date laws that involve stakeholders can help promote innovation, rather than hinder it, by providing a framework to manage emerging legal problems and ensure technologies are developed and exported responsibly.

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Assignment 2 RMLP

It has been argued that all the necessary ethical measures and legislation on
artificial intelligence and robotic technology have already been adopted, and that
additional legislation would only hinder its development. I do not agree with this
statement for the reasons I will explain.

It is true that certain guidelines have already been made, but that does not mean
that it is enough. Indeed, the European Commission has published some ethics
guidelines1 that aim to preserve respect for human dignity, democracy, equality, the
rule of law and human rights when applying or developing artificial intelligence.

Broadly speaking, these ethics guidelines2 propose a supervision by human


beings, while looking for systems that are resistant and resilient to possible
manipulation attempts, always having adequate contingency plans. They also seek to
guarantee the privacy of citizens' data, which is a fundamental legal principle.

Furthermore, they state that it must be guaranteed that the algorithms used do
not have direct or indirect discriminatory biases, and that the social and environmental
impact they generate must be taken into account. Additionally, it proposes that both
applied artificial intelligence and its results be accountable to external and internal
auditors.

The ethical dimension of artificial intelligence is not an ancillary characteristic or


an addition: it has to be indeed an integral part of its development.

As long as there is no specific legal framework at the national or international level


for the regulation of systems using artificial intelligence, there is a risk that an infinity of
new legal problems will arise in terms of security, privacy as to the handling of personal
information, copyright, and even fundamental rights. Not to mention the negative
impact on the labour market that an deficient legislation could have.

In this sense, consistent legislation at the international level is also indispensable


in order to favour, and not deter, the export and import of these technologies.

1
High-Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence, ‘Draft Ethics Guidelines for Trustworthy AI’ (2018).
2
ibid.
Assignment 2 RMLP

In my opinion, a harmonised legislation at a national and international level, far


from stifling innovation and technological progress, will help to promote and enhance
it.

The fundamental issue in this aspect is that this legislation is observed and
updated constantly and with the participation of all the different stakeholders so as not
to become obsolete, because in that case, yes, there is a risk of limiting the progress of
artificial intelligence and robotic technology.

(401 words)

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