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Does AI break the law? And how do we respond to this? Here, I Mohammed Alothman, dive into the intricacy of AI legislation and AI regulation, obstacles they face, and the relevance to ethical AI use.<br>
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MohammedAlothman:DoesAIBreak theLaw?ADeep Dive • DoesAIbreakthelaw?Andhowdowerespondto this?Here,IMohammedAlothman,dive intotheintricacyofAIlegislationandAIregulation, obstaclestheyface, andtherelevanceto ethicalAIuse. • TheEmergingDemandforAILawsand Regulations • AIsystemsareabletoperformsomeofthemostimpressivefeatsthatareconsideredalmost impossible-advancingdiagnosisofdisease,autonomousvehicles.However,thesepowerscomewithaccompanying responsibilities. ThemoreAIintegratesitselfintomainstream aspects ofliving, themorequestionsrelatedtolegalandethicalboundsbegintoarise. • Thereisn'tanygreat secret inadmittingthetruthof howfrequentlytechsolutions centeredonAI driftintoareasthatremain wellwithingrayareas;hereinliesoneoftheprincipalreasonswhere traditionallawsarealwaysbehindtechnological strides. Thisgapunderlinesacriticalneedfor properlegislation andregulationofAI. • Thisisoneaspect of AIregulation,andthereisnodenyingthat properoversightisthe only thingpreventing these systemsfromcausingharm,in thiscase,being discriminatory,violating privacy,andsoon.Havingwitnessedfirsthandthepower ofAIsolutions,Ifeelthatwehavea responsibilitytoourselvesandtosociety toproactively addresssuchissues. • WhenAIExceedsLegal Limitations • Firstly,it shouldbe rememberedthatAI, inandofitself,doesnot possessvolition; instead,the errorismadebyitsdevelopersandimplementers.However, sometimesan AIsystemcan behaveillegally.Someexamplesofthisinclude: • DataPrivacyViolations:AIsystemsworkonvastamountsofdatatofunction.Ifthis informationiscollected,stored,orprocessedwithoutsecuritymeasures,thenthismay leadtoviolationsof dataprotection. • Biascanbecarried,too,eventopromote throughartificiallyintelligentalgorithms learnedfrombiaseddatasets, specificallyinhiring, lending, lawenforcement,andother issueslikeit.
IPIssues:The issuesofownershipandcopyrightproblemsarisewiththe contentsofAI- generatedartworkor texts. • Theaboveissuesarethere becauseof whichclearAIlawsarerequiredthataregoingto governthedesignand implementationofAItechsolutions. • RoleofAIRegulationsinPreventingLegalViolations • AIregulationis theguidelinethatensuresAIsystems donotcross overlegalandethicallimits. It simply referstotheactof buildingrulesandregulationsthat mustbefollowedbydevelopers andorganizations.Thefollowingare someofthemost relevantfieldsin whichAIregulation becomesevenmorenecessary: • Transparency:TheAIsystem ismade explainable andtransparentinordertoseek accountabilityfrom them.Theusers shouldknowhowthedecisions arebeingmade. • EthicalStandards:Thesystemcanenforceregulation,whichmayincludefairness, inclusiveness,anddiscrimination. • DataProtection:StrongAIlawscanprotectuserdatafromarbitrary usagebyAI systems. • As astrongproponentofresponsibleAI,I’veobservedhowAItechsolutions,whenguidedby clearregulations,canachieveremarkableoutcomeswithoutcompromisingethicalprinciples.
ChallengesinRegulatingAI • DespitetheneedforAIregulation, bringinginthoseregulationsisfarfromeasy. Herearesome ofthe challenges: • ThepacewithwhichAIischangingishigherthanthespeedwithwhichlawsareframed, therebycausingaconstanttimelagbetweentheintroductionof anewtechnology and regulationofit. • Countrytocountrydifferencesinlegalregulations:Countriesvaryintheirlegal regulationsand henceitbecomeschallengingtoestablishgeneralAIlawaround the world. • ThecomplexityofAIsystemscallsfordeepexpertiseintheworkingoftheAI system andanunderstandingof thesameforcomplianceoflaws. • WhilethecostofthebenefitthroughgoodAIregulationis significantlylessthanthecostofbad AIregulation,we are addressingthose issueshead-onbyworking directlytowardafuturethat bringsAI-basedtechnologicalsolutionsasinventive andcompliantastheyareimaginative. • CaseStudies:WhenAIBrokethe Law • To illustratehowlawandregulationcanbeappliedto AI, twocasestudiesintherealworld must bedrawnfromthescenariobelow: • TheCambridgeAnalyticaScandal:here,ithasbeenmisusedwhereinthevotingpattern ofvotersismadebyanalyzing andmanipulating thisthroughcollected dataa priori without seekingpermissionfromtheusers.Itraiseddemandsforbetterlawsfordata protection.
FacialRecognitionTechnology:Therearemanystudiesthatclaimfacialrecognition(AI) systemsareracistandsexist.Asaresult,jurisdictionshavedeclaredamoratorium on theuseby lawenforcementoffacialrecognitionpendingtechnologicaladvances. • This isbutafewexamplesthatshowhownecessaryitistoregulateAIsoasnottobringabout damageandholdliability. TheWayForward DoesAIviolatelaws, orviolationscomefromtheway weengineercontrolandmanagement? Thus,effectiveAIlawsandanenvironmentencouragingethicalAIdevelopmentwilllimit legal violationsgreatlyandmaximizebenefitsfromAItechsolutions. AssomeonewhohasbeenverydeepintheAIindustry,whobelievescoordinationof government,technologycompanies,andcivilsocietyare important.Asone,we canbuilda healthyscheme,whichpromotesinnovationwhilepreservingpublicvalues. AbouttheAuthor,MohammedAlothman MohammedAlothmanisatechnologistandanadvocatefor responsible AI. Hehasspentmorethanhisfairshareofyears masteringdevelopmentandimplementationinAItech solutions. MohammedAlothmanhandlesthepointatwhichtechnology,ethics, and societymeet,acknowledgingthat tobringthisgoodabout the futureofAI,itshouldbefair,equitable,andclearhowitis goingtobe done.