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leader in AI governance; BSI’s strong track record of governance in other areas and the strong AI ethics research base in the UK, combined with government backing mean we are well-placed to achieve that,” said Tim. However, there is still a lot of uncertainty about the precise way that governance in AI will develop in the future, for example, how to ensure good governance without stifling innovation. “The UK government is set to publish a White Paper on AI later this year which will clarify how it sees the balance between effective governance and innovation being achieved,” said Tim. “The EU is in the process of creating an
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development of AI means it’s hard to write regulations and legislation to keep up with that pace of change. This is where standards can play a critical
role ahead of legislation. Standards can be put in place faster than regulations and legislation. They build a consensus of what good governance looks like by consulting experts around the world, and that can have a big influence on how regulations and legislation is framed. Alongside a wide portfolio of standards tackling key AI challenges, there is currently an ISO/IEC committee developing a Management Systems standard for AI (ISO/
IEC 42001). The draft standard is going out for public consultation over the summer and is due to be published in the latter half of 2023. Management System standards are the
standards that apply across all sectors in a specific area of activity. Past examples include ISO 9001 for quality management systems, ISO 14001 for environmental management systems and ISO/IEC 27001 for cyber security. “Management System standards help
organizations to put a whole system in place, ensuring an integrated system including, for example, senior management support,
Standards can play a critical role in ensuring that bias isn’t inbuilt into the algorithms behind AI programs
training, governance processes and risk management are in place,” said Tim. The UK has a strong track record of
showing leadership in Management System standards, having created the original standards in the UK that became the ISO standards for quality management and environmental management systems. The UK’s strategy for AI governance is supported by various national advantages such as the UK’s strong ethical research base and organizations such as the Centre for Data Ethics & Innovation (CDEI) and the Alan Turing Institute, both based in the UK. “The UK is keen to be seen as a global
AI Act, a process that the UK is watching with interest. A strong possibility is that it will have an impact akin to GDPR across the EU for data protection. Within the draft EU AI Act is a recognition of the importance standards will make in achieving the strategic objectives behind the act.” To encourage debate and the sharing of insights in AI, BSI will be organizing two conferences in 2022 following two successful events in 2021 which brought together regulatory experts, UK government departments and standards-makers to share their expertise and stimulate debate. It will also be encouraging people to join in the public consultation on ISO/IEC 42001 to ensure as wide a spectrum of views as possible are taken into account. “At the moment I would say there
are some different approaches around the world about how you address the challenges of governance of AI and time will tell which is the correct one to take that gets the balance right,” concluded Tim.
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