An AI compact

The world needs operational standards

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call at the G20 summit in Johannesburg for a “global compact on artificial intelligence (AI)” comes at a time when nations are trying to keep pace with the rapid expansion of AI and the risks that accompany it.

Mr Modi highlighted the need for strong human oversight, safety by design systems, transparency, and firm bans on the usage of AI in deepfakes, and criminal and terrorist activities. These concerns are not abstract: There are warnings that by next year, nearly 90 per cent of online content may be AI generated, vastly increasing the risk of misinformation and making it increasingly difficult for people to distinguish fact from manipulation.