French President Emmanuel Macron stressed the necessity of banning artificial intelligence uses that pose a danger to children, particularly those threatening their mental health or brain development, emphasizing that such risks demand immediate prohibition.
The French newspaper Le Monde reported on Tuesday that Macron stated, "If there is a risk to children in certain AI uses, they must be banned," reiterating the need to prevent uses that threaten their mental health or brains.
Experts' recommendations
A panel of experts is scheduled to present its recommendations to the French President today regarding ways to protect children from AI risks, a field still less explored compared to the impact of social media.
He noted that research labs will commit, under an upcoming charter, to measures including subjecting generative AI systems offered in the market to independent assessments and making data about their models accessible.
Corporate commitments
Macron's office added that the charter, aimed at enriching legislative debates at the national and European levels, will specifically include the American companies OpenAI and Anthropic, pointing to the companies' acceptance of the principle of prior auditing and certification, and conducting studies on models before making them available to children.
Macron held a video conference meeting yesterday, Monday, involving around 50 participants from heads of state and government, representatives of international organizations, companies, researchers, and labs, to discuss the risks AI poses to collective security.
On his part, representatives of 8 countries participated in the meeting, including Britain, Canada, Norway, the Netherlands, and Japan, along with officials from OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral, and Microsoft, as well as researchers and representatives of international organizations.
Source: Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)
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