The principles are: the person at the center - respect for basic rights and public interests, artificial intelligence will be used to promote growth, sustainable development and Israeli leadership in innovation, equality and prevention of unfair discrimination, transparency and informativeness, reliability, durability, security and safety as well as responsibility
The Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology, and the Department of Consulting and Legislation (Economic Law) at the Ministry of Justice, publish for public comment the draft policy of the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Orit Farkash HaCohen, for artificial intelligence, and the professional document on which the policy principles on regulation and ethics for the development and use of intelligence-based systems are based Artificial in Israel.
This is the first document of its kind in Israel, which will be a value and business compass for any company, organization or government body that will come to deal with the field of artificial intelligence and will have a profound effect on any future development in the field of artificial intelligence in the State of Israel. This is another significant step that connects to a large number of steps taken by the minister and the ministry in this area in the past year, including leading a national program in the field of artificial intelligence together with the Ministry of Finance, joining an international organization of ministers in the field, strengthening technological cooperation with the US in this field and in other fields.
The policy relies on professional work done jointly by the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology and the Consulting and Legislation Department (Economic Law) at the Ministry of Justice headed by the Deputy Legal Adviser to the Government, Adv. Meir Levin, on the subject of artificial intelligence regulation. During the professional work, the team members met and consulted with leading technological factors in Israel and the world, such as: the professionals at the Innovation Authority, the National Cyber System, experts from Harvard University, Cornell University, Tel Aviv University, representatives of Google, Microsoft, NVIDIA, members of the SynergyIA community of the Ministry of Innovation and Science, and more. Also, the principles were shared with the field leaders in the OECD, the artificial intelligence leaders in the American government (in the White House, the OSTP, in the American Standards Institute NIST; the French INRIA organization, the artificial intelligence experts in the Singapore government, and more.
Soft regulation and adoption of ethical principles
The main policy principles proposed in the document: Using "soft" regulatory tools instead of legislating a horizontal framework, adopting ethical principles similar to what is accepted in the world, formulating a risk management tool for the regulator and establishing a dedicated knowledge center within the government. The policy document lays the foundation for the design of the regulation in the coming years, and will be a compass that may already affect companies that are engaged in this field.
The joint professional document includes, among other things, a review of the legal and regulatory situation in aspects of artificial intelligence in Israel; An examination of the issues and challenges that arise in connection with artificial intelligence (the fear of discrimination; the demand for human involvement, explanation and transparency; the importance of reliability, durability, security, safety; accountability; and privacy protection); A review of the activities of international organizations and developed countries in the field of artificial intelligence regulation and ethics, and in particular the OECD, the Council of Europe and the European Union, the USA and the UK; and guidelines for regulatory policy and ethics for the field of artificial intelligence (including a proposal for ethical principles for the field of artificial intelligence, as well as principles for regulatory policy for this field) that lay the foundation for the policy detailed above. Here is more detail on the main points.
The main points of the draft regulation and ethics policy in the field of artificial intelligence
1. Adoption of an overall regulatory policy in the fields of artificial intelligence, other than through horizontal framework legislation:
According to the report, at this stage there is no room for promoting horizontal framework legislation for the entire field of artificial intelligence. It is suggested that instead, the various regulators, each in their own field, examine the need to promote concrete regulation in their field, while maintaining a uniform government policy. In addition, the regulation will generally be compatible with what is done in developed countries and in international organizations dealing with this; will be based on risk management tools and frameworks; will be done in the appropriate cases using "soft" and advanced regulatory tools (such as voluntary standardization and self-regulation); will be developed in a modular manner and using regulatory experimentation tools (such as "sandboxes"); and will be designed with the participation of the public.
2. The adoption of the following principles as the ethical principles of the State of Israel for the use of artificial intelligence, similar to what is accepted in the world:
- The person at the center - respecting fundamental rights and public interests - The development of artificial intelligence, or its use, will be done while respecting the rule of law, fundamental rights and public interests, and in particular while maintaining human dignity and privacy.
- Artificial intelligence will be used to promote growth, sustainable development and Israeli leadership in innovation - Responsible use of reliable artificial intelligence is a means of encouraging growth, sustainable development, social welfare and promoting Israel's leadership in the field of innovation.
- Equality and prevention of unfair discrimination - In the development and use of artificial intelligence, the need for equality, diversity, the fear of bias in artificial intelligence systems and the risk of unfair discrimination against individuals or groups will be taken into account.
- Transparency and explanatory - In the development of artificial intelligence and its use, the need to inform those who come into contact with artificial intelligence or are affected by its activity and the need to provide an explanation for its decision or the way it operated will be taken into account, among other things, noting the extent of its influence, its consequences for those who are affected by it and the available technological options.
- Reliability, durability, security and safety - In the development of artificial intelligence and its use, the need for artificial intelligence systems to be reliable, secure and safe throughout their life cycle will be taken into account, so that under normal conditions of use, expected use or incorrect use or other dangerous conditions - they will function properly and not pose an unreasonable safety risk. To this end, reasonable measures must be taken in accordance with accepted professional concepts to reduce safety and information security risks throughout the life cycle of artificial intelligence systems.
- responsibility - The developers of artificial intelligence, its operators or its users will be responsible for its proper functioning, and for the observance of the other principles in their activities, among other things, paying attention to accepted risk management concepts and the available technological options.
3. Forming a uniform tool for risk management in relation to the use of artificial intelligence, which will create a common language between government officials and regulators and between them and private parties. The Minister of Innovation, Orit Farkash HaCohen, moderated under the leadership of the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology and the Ministry of Justice, and with the participation of officials from the relevant government ministries, various orders, and industry, which will formulate a recommendation for this tool. As part of forming a "risk management tool", the inter-ministerial team will take into account the set of principles mentioned above, and will work with the aim of encouraging responsible innovation.
4. The establishment of a government knowledge and coordination center that will deal with the concentration and coordination of the regulation issue of artificial intelligence, which will operate in the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology, as the office charged with leading the regulation in this area. The knowledge center will deal, among other things, with the following topics:
(a) implementing this regulatory and ethics policy, and updating it as necessary; Advising government ministries and regulators in formulating policy and regulation regarding artificial intelligence; and making information and tools available for responsible use of artificial intelligence.
(b) Establishing an intra-governmental professional forum that includes representatives of regulators and policy and legal technology experts, in order to promote coordination and discuss common issues; and a forum for public participation that includes representatives of industry, academia, civil society organizations and the general public, to discuss the issues of artificial intelligence regulation.
(c) Promoting Israel's continued active involvement in the development of international regulation and standardization, given the influence and importance of international regulation and standardization on the operation of the Israeli economy in the fields of artificial intelligence.
Balance between the need to protect the individual while promoting the development of AI technology
Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Orit Farkash HaCohen: "The principles of the policy reflect the concept I support of "responsible innovation". A balance between the need to protect the individual against the challenges arising from the use of artificial intelligence technology and the public interest in promoting the development of this technology, and the interest of preserving the environment enables the Israeli high-tech industry and research in these fields. The policy principles published herein were determined taking into account legal and ethical principles accepted in the world, and their adaptation to the Israeli context. This, in order to keep pace with the development of artificial intelligence technologies and its international characteristics, alongside continuing to maintain Israel's leading position in the field of technology. The publication of the policy will advance Israel's ranking in the field of artificial intelligence, and will mark an arrow pointing to the values by which this technology will operate. It expresses a "soft" and enabling policy, at this initial stage of the developing technology. The policy document is a complementary step to other steps taken by the government in this area. Promoting the construction of computing infrastructures, for the publication of a national program of the Ministry of Innovation in the field of artificial intelligence, and for collaborations that have recently been initiated in the field of artificial intelligence with the USA and other entities.
Deputy Director General of the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology, Tom Dan Danino: "For the first time, Israel publishes an official regulatory policy for artificial intelligence designed to allow the entire Israeli public, and in particular high-tech companies, a sense of security with artificial intelligence technology. This is in order for us to continue to be at the forefront of regulatory clarity and certainty that will encourage innovation - in works of art, in autonomous vehicles, in deciphering cancerous tumors from MRI images and accelerating agricultural crops; And at the same time you will ensure the ethical and responsible use of these tools and align with the regulatory requirements that exist in the OECD countries and technological export countries of the Israeli industry. The uses of artificial intelligence technology are increasing, and this is a threshold technology that will be part of our daily lives. The official regulatory policy published under the leadership of Minister of Innovation Orit Farkash HaCohen, provides a responsible answer to the challenges of artificial intelligence. We call on everyone who is interested in the issue from the private and public sector to review the policy and bring your comments - in the coming weeks we will embark on a journey to collect the references of the various parties and process them for assimilation into the policy documents.'
The Deputy Legal Adviser to the Government (Economic Law), Adv. Meir Levin: "The development of artificial intelligence brings with it many opportunities for the economy and society in Israel, and the Israeli economy stands at the forefront of this development. Promoting effective regulatory and ethical mechanisms plays a significant role in paving the way for the development of artificial intelligence in Israel, while removing regulatory and legal barriers on the one hand, and protecting fundamental rights and public interests on the other. The published draft policy actually creates a regulatory framework that encourages innovation and is coordinated, proportional and differential, flexible and progressive, forward-looking and taking into account major developments in the world. I would like to congratulate the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology Ms. Orit Farkash HaCohen for the publication of the draft policy, and also to thank the staff members from the regulation cluster in the economic department in consulting and legislation and the staff members in the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology, who worked hard together to edit the professional document that lays the foundation for the policy."
The work on the document was coordinated by Tom Dan, Deputy Director General of the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology, and Attorney Dani Horin, the legal advisor (in practice) to the Ministry, as well as Attorney Dr. Yuval Roitman, head of the Regulatory Cluster, and Attorney Yosef Gadalihu from the Consulting Department. and legislation (economic law) at the Ministry of Justice. Attorney Amit Ashkenazi, the legal advisor to the National Cyber System (retired), took a central part in writing the document. The work was done under the direction of the Deputy Legal Advisor to the Government (Economic Law) Meir Levin and under the direction of the Director General of the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology Ms. Hila Hadad-Khamelnik.
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Now you just have to tell about it to the group Cezanne of everything related to non-human intelligence who reaches a frenzy when he hears that a drone robot has learned to explode on human targets in Ukraine... because of such cyborgs there must be severe international restrictions on the whole subject of artificial intelligence. This is no joke and no child's play. Anyone who still thinks this is another gadget to impress society with has a problem.
Artificial knowledge and natural knowledge
Regarding a block of ice comes a natural knowledge - that its agreed name is formed from the combination of the letters Kr.
Such natural knowledge will reach every person who touches a block of ice.
It is impossible to describe such a natural knowledge in words, because every word is just a combination of letters, and there is no knowledge in the combination of letters.
The combination of letters has only a simple function, and that is to be used as the name of something.
The language of words is noise created from combinations of letters, and the only function of a combination of letters is to be there.
The combination of the letters Kr is the name of a natural knowledge that comes to a person, following contact with a block of ice.
It is impossible to convey with the help of other combinations of letters the natural knowledge that comes to a person following contact with a block of ice.
Only the act of touching a block of ice brings to the doer a clear knowledge, the agreed name of which is the combination of the letters Kr
Information that comes to a person following an action he does, is the most obvious information, and each such information has an agreed-upon name created from an arbitrary combination of letters.
Such news is natural news.
A device whose conventional name is a thermometer, touching a block of ice, will never obtain the natural knowledge that its conventional name is made up of the combination of the letters Kr.
An artificial knowledge comes to the device that touches the ice block.
A natural knowledge comes to a person who touches a block of ice.
Natural knowledge is a wonder, and there is no way to describe this wonder with the help of combinations of letters.
Man is born with natural knowledge, and the ant also has its own natural knowledge.
The device has no natural knowledge.
The device has artificial intelligence.
There is an abysmal difference between human knowledge and machine knowledge.
There is a profound difference between natural intelligence and artificial intelligence.
There is an abysmal difference between combinations of letters that are agreed names for natural information that comes to a person following an action he does, and just combinations of letters that result from human agreement (definitions)
The human language of words is noise created from letter combinations, when the only function of letter combinations is only a name.
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