World News | G7 education ministers stress reducing risks associated with generation of AI

Tokyo [Japan]May 14 (ANI): The education ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) countries on Sunday affirmed the need to mitigate the risks associated with generating artificial intelligence, including the AI ​​bot ChatGPT, to learn, while lauding the advancement of the technology, Kyodo News reported.

Since U.S. company OpenAI launched ChatGPT in November 2022, G7 education ministers have agreed on the importance of continuing to understand the problems posed by rapidly evolving technology, Kyodo News reported.

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AI bots are software applications trained using vast amounts of data from the internet and other sources, enabling them to process and simulate human-like conversations with users, according to the news report.

Japan said that during the talks, it presented arguments showing the benefits of using generative artificial intelligence. However, Tokyo has also raised concerns about the technology’s negative impacts, such as possible reductions in critical thinking skills and potential copyright infringement.

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G7 ministers are scheduled to resume talks in Kanazawa, Japan on Monday. The first half of the two-day conference, which began Friday, took place in Toyama. On Thursday, Japanese Prime Minister Kishida said it was “necessary” for Japan to “play a leadership role, promote consensus and set rules” as the G7 presidency, Kyodo News reported.

He was speaking at a government panel discussing artificial intelligence strategy. Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology said it plans to issue guidelines on the use of artificial intelligence in school settings within the 2023 school year.

Meanwhile, health ministers from advanced G7 economies laid flowers at the Peace Statue in Nagasaki on Sunday in prayer for victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing, Kyodo News reported. This is the first time that G7 ministers jointly presented flowers at the Nagasaki Peace Park.

The Minister of Health visited the Nagasaki Peace Park after two days of talks. Before the meeting concluded, G7 health ministers adopted a joint statement referring to lessons from the novel COVID-19 pandemic, emphasizing the need for equal access to testing, vaccines and treatments, especially in developed countries. (Arnie)

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