"Seeking Human-Centered AI" Ministry of Science and ICT Holds AI Ethics Policy Seminar

Ministry of Science and ICT to Hold "AI Ethics Policy Seminar for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence" on the 2nd of Next Month

[Asia Economy Reporter Eunmo Koo] Amid rising interest in the ethical development and use of artificial intelligence (AI) following recent controversies surrounding the AI chatbot ‘Iruda,’ a forum will be held to explore the establishment and practical measures of AI ethics in our society.

The Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Information Society Development Institute announced on the 31st that they will hold the ‘AI Ethics Policy Seminar for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence’ at The-K Hotel in Seoul on the 2nd of next month. The Ministry explained the purpose of the event as “to seek a balanced policy direction based on field opinions through broad social deliberation and discussion on AI ethics, ensuring that AI ethics issues do not hinder the development of AI technology and industry, which are still in the growth stage.”

This AI ethics policy seminar will consist of thematic presentation sessions for AI ethics practice and discussion sessions featuring experts representing academia, industry, and civic groups. In the presentation session, Moon Jung-wook, Director of the Intelligent Information Society Policy Center at KISDI, will present ‘Key Contents of AI Ethics Standards and Major Tasks for 2021.’ Professor Byun Soon-yong from Seoul National University of Education will discuss ‘Directions and Challenges of Ethics Education Linked to AI Ethics Standards,’ followed by Lee Hyun-gyu, AI and Data PM at the Institute for Information & Communications Technology Planning & Evaluation (IITP), who will present on ‘Measures to Ensure Trust in AI Technology.’

In the discussion session, chaired by Lee Ho-young, Head of KISDI, under the theme ‘Challenges and Tasks for Realizing Human-Centered AI,’ participants will discuss follow-up measures for establishing AI ethics standards such as preparing AI ethics checklists by stakeholders and ethics education, as well as opinions from various sectors on AI ethics issues and recommendations to the government.

Kim Jung-won, Director of the Information and Communications Policy Office at the Ministry of Science and ICT, stated, “AI ethics is a task that must be created by everyone participating in the AI ecosystem, including industry, academia, the public, and government.” He added, “As one of the stakeholders in the AI ecosystem, the government will promote practical measures such as preparing checklists and ethics education plans for AI ethics stakeholders and investing in related technology development.”

The policy seminar will be broadcast live via the Ministry of Science and ICT’s YouTube and Naver TV channels, as well as through a separate URL link, and public opinions will be collected through online comments.

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