Tokyo, Apr 28 (EFE).- Japan is looking to lead the debate on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) during a meeting being held this weekend of the G7 Digitalization Ministers, where agreement will be sought on the “proper” use of this emerging technology.

“While promoting the development of AI, there are risks depending on how it is used, so it is important to consider the proper rules. I would like to draw up a document on specific steps in this regard,” Japan’s Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications said today, Takeaki Matsumoto.

Matsumoto spoke on the issue ahead of the start of a two-day meeting of heads of Digitization and Technology of G7 countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom) in the city of Takasaki. , in Gunma prefecture, about 107 kilometers northwest of Tokyo.

“At a time when digital society is entering a period of great change, it is very important for the G7 to meet and discuss it,” the Japanese minister added in a statement compiled by Japan’s public channel NHK.

The document expected to be adopted at the meeting will seek to promote AI management initiatives amid the rapid development of tools with this technology and growing concerns about potential data leakage from users, according to local media reports.

It is hoped that some commitments will emerge from the meeting regarding the management of artificial intelligence, as well as secure data distribution and 6G communication standards.

Currently each country has its own regulations regarding AI, adapted to their respective legal systems. The G7 aspires to lay the groundwork for outlining a joint plan that will pave the way towards the creation of a new system that supports international exchange and in which the public and private sectors collaborate.

In fact, the heads of some of the leading companies in the sector have visited Japan in recent weeks, amid the boom of platforms like ChatGPT and with the debate already open about the regulation of artificial intelligence on a global level.

The most recent visit was from Amazon Web Services Vice President of Global Public Policy, Michael Punke, who in an interview with the business newspaper Nikkei this Friday expressed his opinion that AI is “too broad” and “there should be no regulation” in this case.

In early April, Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, visited the archipelago and had a rare meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.