The conference on the theme of Artificial Intelligence and Ethics, entitled “Can we trust AI?” took place in our premises on Tuesday 7 February.
Hosted by Sopra Steria, this conference set out to define ethics according to four principles:
- justice: providing the same treatment fairly and/or equitably to all persons;
- autonomy: respect for the person, their autonomy, their ability to act for themselves and to decide;
- benevolence: facilitating and doing good, contributing to the well-being of the person;
- non-malfeasance: the obligation not to harm.
These principles were illustrated with everyday examples by Hélène Gebel, project leader and coordinator of the Grand Est ethical think tank at Sopra Steria.
The objective was then to discuss the trust that can be placed in AI and to address the subject of the “Artificial Intelligence Act”, i.e. the proposed European law on Artificial Intelligence presented by the European Commission in April 2021.
This project must:
- ensure that AI systems made available on the European market are safe and respect citizens’ fundamental rights and EU values;
- ensure legal certainty to facilitate investment and innovation in AI;
- strengthen governance and the effective enforcement of existing legislation on fundamental rights and security requirements for AI systems;
- facilitate the development of a single market for legal, safe and trustworthy AI applications, and prevent market fragmentation.
Discussions continued on training the general public on these issues, on the operation and use of AI, and in particular on the ChatGPT conversational tool.