18 Nations Sign Non-Binding Agreement to Make AI 'Secure By Design'

18 Nations Sign , Non-Binding Agreement , to Make AI 'Secure By Design'.
NBC reports that the United States, along with over a dozen
other countries, have unveiled the first detailed international
agreement aimed at regulating artificial intelligence.
One senior U.S. official said the agreement aims
to push companies to develop AI systems
that are "secure by design" from rogue actors.
One senior U.S. official said the agreement aims
to push companies to develop AI systems
that are "secure by design" from rogue actors.
18 countries agreed in a 20-page document that
companies need to deploy AI products that
keep customers and the public safe from misuse.
This is the first time that we
have seen an affirmation that these
capabilities should not just be about
cool features and how quickly
we can get them to market or how
we can compete to drive down costs, Jen Easterly, Director of the U.S. Cybersecurity
and Infrastructure Security Agency, via NBC.
Jen Easterly, the director of the U.S. Cybersecurity
and Infrastructure Security Agency, said , "the most important thing that needs to
be done at the design phase is security.”.
Signatories of the non-binding agreement include the U.S.,
Britain, Germany, Italy, Estonia, Poland, Australia, Chile,
Israel, Nigeria, Singapore and the Czech Republic.
NBC reports that the guidelines include preventing
hijack by hackers and thorough security testing.
While the Biden administration has pushed for lawmakers
to regulate AI, polarization in Congress has resulted
in little progress toward effective regulation.
While the Biden administration has pushed for lawmakers
to regulate AI, polarization in Congress has resulted
in little progress toward effective regulation.
In October, Biden signed an executive order
looking to reduce risks to consumers, workers
and minority groups by AI systems.
France, Germany and Italy recently signed
a separate agreement revolving around “mandatory
self-regulation through codes of conduct” for AI models