Ukraine lays out roadmap for AI regulation
The Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine presented its regulatory roadmap for artificial intelligence (AI) on October 7. The roadmap has been published on the ministry's website and it says it aims to help domestic companies prepare for legislation similar to the EU's AI legislation. It also wants to educate citizens on how to protect themselves from AI threats.
According to the announcement of the roadmap, it is based on a bottom-up approach that suggests moving from low to high, and provides businesses to prepare for the future before any legislation is enacted.
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The roadmap sets out a preparatory period to allow the companies to adapt to the regulations that are likely to be enacted in the next two to three years. The Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation Oleksandr Bornyakov explains as follows.
“We plan to create a culture of business self-regulation in several ways. In particular, by signing voluntary codes of conduct that ensure that companies use AI ethically. Another tool is a white paper that familiarizes businesses with the approach, timing and standards of regulatory implementation.
According to the roadmap, the draft of the AI Law of Ukraine in 2018. It is expected in 2024, but the EU AI law will not be considered before allowing national legislation.
In June, the EU AI law passed the European Parliament. Once implemented, the law will prohibit certain AI services and products while restricting or restricting others.
Among the technologies directly banned are biometric surveillance, social rating systems, predictive policing, so-called “emotional recognition” and untargeted facial recognition systems. Generative AI models such as OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Bard are allowed to run if their results are labeled as AI-generated.
