AI must be accountable, says EU as sets ethical guidelines

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Companies working with artificial intelligence need to install accountability mechanisms to prevent it being misused, the European Commission said ...

BRUSSELS: Companies working with artificial intelligence need to install accountability mechanisms to prevent it being misused, the European Commission said on Monday, under new ethical guidelines for a technology open to abuse by authoritarian regimes.

"The ethical dimension of AI is not a luxury feature or an add-on. It is only with trust that our society can fully benefit from technologies," Commission digital chief Andrus Ansip said in a statement.

 

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