Regulating artificial intelligence is a complex but urgent challenge, according to researcher João Archegas, from the Institute of Technology and Society.
The European Union approved on Wednesday (14) a pioneering project to regulate the subject.
For Archegas, the regulation “will legitimize similar processes in other countries, such as Brazil.”
He explains that “we have challenges due to the rapid development of this technology, and how to establish a concept for AI if every month there is a new one, which brings other software and applications.”
The expert points out that regulation is urgent precisely because AI can pose a risk to society, democracy and fundamental rights.
According to Archegas, the risk classification, proposed by the EU, is an interesting way to regulate.
“It puts AI on a spectrum. For example, regulating a video game is not the same as regulating a self-driving car,” she said.
By creating substrates, therefore, “the legislation manages to be more efficient”, classifying each application as low, limited, high and even unacceptable risk.
“A low-risk game will have algorithmic transparency obligations, while an autonomous vehicle will have a more accurate and thorough assessment, so as not to cause accidents.”
He argues that a more abstract regulation is more effective, in order to reduce the possibility of legislation being born “late” in the face of technological advances.
*Produced by Isabel Campos
Source: CNN Brasil
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