Hiroshima AI Process

The focus of this study is on the Hiroshima AI Process. It ranks among the most important AI global governance initiatives in recent years. Over the course of the 2023 year G7 states discussed current issues of AI regulations and adopted a number of documents. Among them are those that lay the foundations of a comprehensive policy framework on AI and are recommended for implementation by the relevant actors in this field. The author investigated the Hiroshima AI Process as a separate phenomenon from the standpoint of the influence of international cooperation on the development of AI. He examined a few documents reflecting current trends in AI governance. Those include the Takasaki Ministerial Declaration with the results of the meeting of Digital and Tech Ministers, The Hiroshima Process International Guiding Principles for Organizations Developing Advanced AI Systems, as well as the Report “Towards a G7 Common Understanding on Generative AI”. The author’s interest in this global governance initiative is largely explained by the fact that the positions of highly developed states with their own vision of AI policy and AI regulations were agreed upon and reflected after the discussions. The documents prepared will have a significant impact on the domain of AI far beyond the borders of G7 states, given their important role in law and policy making processes at the global level. Subsequently in the study of the Hiroshima AI Process the author revealed that international cooperation with the participation of the G7 had established a superstructure for the generally recognized AI principles of trustworthy, accountability, transparency and fairness. On the basis of the analysis of the Ministerial Declaration, a kind of AI G7 road map for international discussions on advanced AI systems has been created. The findings are valuable for both a better understanding of AI global governance and determining the near future prospects for regulations.