인공지능기술의 발전과 법적 대응방향

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Despite the advancement of Artificial Intelligence(AI) technology and its effect on industry, technology and economy, legal concept of AI is not yet clearly defined. Considering today’s level of AI technology, it would be proper that AI-regulating policy should be based upon ‘weak AI’, which has maximized cognitive capability, but is not yet self-conscious. According to a number of studies on the 4th industrial revolution, AI will cause various social problems in the future: liability of Robotics, decrease of jobs and discrimination by Algorithms. In the context of dealing with these potential issues, it is highly worthful that regulators refer to the recommendation of European Parliament on Robotics in 2017. It recommended the European Commission to establish ethical codes to be followed by researchers, designers and users, to found an European agency which has control over not only legal but also institutional issues, and to seek harmony with the initial legislative system on acknowledging the restrictive liability of Robotics. Fortunately there are similar attempts in Korea. Recently a bill which intends mainly to adjust conflicting interests among stakeholders has been introduced. Unlike the existing regulations related to ICT industries that are interested mainly in developing technologies and maximizing their revenue, the “Basic Act for Intelligence Information Society Bill” focuses on both protecting constitutional rights and solving foreseeable social problems, The bill is regarded as a realistic measure, for it does not try to regulate AI itself but the humans who develop, manufacture and use AI. Hopefully the Intelligence Information Society Strategic Commission under the bill will successfully deal with the said problems.

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