EC digital leader tackles AI challenges - Mobile World Live

LIVE FROM GSMA MOBILE 360 SERIES – EUROPE, BRUSSELS: Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society (pictured), pledged to place the EU's underlying values and basic human rights at the heart of the artificial intelligence (AI) ethics debate, while urging a new collaborative approach to develop the technology. Gabriel said it was imperative to make sure the Commission's voice was heard during numerous discussions around AI ethics, as the international dimension of the technology grows. She said the world was already anticipating the consequences, some negative, brought around by AI, but insisted "we should not deprive ourselves from shaping up these changes". "It is our duty to ensure the technology is developed and safe, while accountability is clear. Choices should not be biased and we as humans [must] understand how the decisions are made," she said.