On May 22nd, South Korean Prime Minister Han Yeong-soo gave a speech at the AI Global Forum held at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul.Yonhap News
A group of South Korean and global technology companies adopted a joint pledge on Wednesday, pledging to develop and use artificial intelligence (AI) responsibly and use the technology to address societal challenges.
The Seoul AI Business Pledge was announced at the opening ceremony of the AI Global Forum held in Seoul, and was signed by 14 companies including South Korea's Samsung Electronics, Naver, Kakao, KT, as well as major global technology companies such as Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, and IBM. announced by.
The AI Global Forum is part of the two-day AI Seoul Summit, co-hosted by South Korea and the UK, as a follow-up to last year's first Global AI Safety Summit, where the first global guidelines for AI safety were adopted. .
“We maintain three strategic priorities through efforts such as advancing AI safety research, identifying best practices, collaborating across sectors, and helping AI address society's biggest challenges. “I promise,” the pledge reads.
Our three priorities are: ensuring the responsible development and use of AI, pursuing sustainable development and innovation in AI, and ensuring the equitable benefits of AI for all.
In their pledge, both companies acknowledge that technological advances in AI are rapidly accelerating and their impact on the global community is increasing. The two leaders pledged to work to ensure responsible AI development, in line with the Seoul Declaration adopted at the AI Seoul Summit the previous day.
The Seoul Declaration called for promoting safe, innovative and inclusive AI to address the challenges and opportunities that come with rapidly evolving technology.
Kohia CEO Aidan Gomez (center) and other guests applaud on stage at the opening ceremony of the AI Global Forum in Seoul on May 22. AFP-Yonhap News
The AI Global Forum will be held on Wednesday, with representatives from 19 countries including the US, Japan, Germany, France and Italy meeting ministers to discuss actions to strengthen AI safety.
Industry players will participate in the roundtable, including OpenAI Chief Strategy Officer Jason Kwon and Google DeepMind Vice President Tom Lu.
At the forum's opening ceremony on Wednesday, Andrew Ng, head of global AI venture studio AI Fund, delivered the keynote speech, appealing to governments to foster both innovation and safety in AI.
“The media tends to focus on AI technology, but most of the opportunity is in building AI applications,” Ng said, emphasizing the distinction between the technology and its applications that meet specific customer needs.
“The risk is a function of the application, not the technology,” he said, recommending that governments regulate specific AI applications rather than general-purpose technologies like large-scale language models.
Ng also said that AI could be a “solution” to challenges facing global society, such as climate change, by providing AI simulations.
Mark Raibert, founder of the U.S. robotics company Boston Dynamics and executive director of its AI research institute, also spoke in a speech, saying that the integration of AI and robotics technology will improve productivity around the world and provide opportunities to solve human problems. (Yonhap)
