Many nations will look to India's leadership on AI regulation: Microsoft president Brad Smith
India, as current holder of G20 Presidency, is «well positioned» to help advance a global discussion on AI issues, Microsoft vice chair & president Brad Smith has said advocating broader legal and regulatory frameworks for AI, and safety brakes in AI systems controlling critical infrastructure.
Smith, who is on a visit to India and scheduled to participate in the B20 Summit India starting Friday, penned a blog titled 'India's AI Opportunity' where he outlined five key recommendations in the Indian context.
One of the recommendations is the need to «implement and build upon new government-led AI safety frameworks».
To make the many different aspects of AI governance work on an international level will require a multilateral framework that connects various national rules and ensures that an AI system certified as safe in one jurisdiction can also qualify as safe in another, according to Smith.
There are many effective precedents for this, such as common safety standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organization, Smith said.
«As the current holder of G20 Presidency and Chair of the Global Partnership on AI, India is well positioned to help advance a global discussion on AI issues,» he said.
Many nations will look to India's leadership and example on AI regulation, he asserted.
«India's strategic position in the Quad and efforts to advance the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework present further opportunities to build awareness amongst major economies and drive support for responsible AI development and deployment within the Global South,» he wrote.
Working towards an internationally interoperable approach to responsible AI is critical to maximising the benefits of AI globally, Smith said.
«Recognising that AI
