Meet calls for strong legal frameworks to ensure safe and inclusive AI systems

Doha, Qatar: Policymakers and technology experts are urging the development of strong legal frameworks to safeguard the safety, transparency, and acco...

Doha, Qatar: Policymakers and technology experts are urging the development of strong legal frameworks to safeguard the safety, transparency, and accountability of artificial intelligence (AI) systems.

They also stress the importance of bridging the digital divide and establishing an inclusive digital infrastructure to ensure that the benefits of AI are accessible to all segments of society.

This came during an International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights: “Opportunities, Risks, and Visions for a Better Future,” which opened in Doha yesterday.

The two-day event is being organised by the National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) in cooperation with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and other local and international organisations.

The opening ceremony was attended by Speaker of the Shura Council H E Hassan bin Abdullah Al Ghanim, Minister of Social Development and Family H E Buthaina bint Ali Al Jabr Al Nuaimi, Minister of Labour H E Dr. Ali bin Smaikh Al Marri, Minister of Communications and Information Technology H E Mohammed bin Ali bin Mohammed Al Mannai, and Minister of Education and Higher Education H E Lolwah bint Rashid Al Khater.