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G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Paris (Overview of the “Session 2: Artificial Intelligence”) | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
On November 9, commencing at 3:30 p.m. local time (11:30 p.m. on November 9, Japan time) for approximately 60 minutes, Mr. MOTEGI Toshimitsu, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, who is visiting Paris, France, to attend the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, participated in the session on “Artificial Intelligence.” (The session was attended by the Foreign Ministers of the G7, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and the Foreign Ministers of the invited countries: Brazil, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt.)
- In this session, the G7 Foreign Ministers, together with the invited countries, discussed how to address challenges related to artificial intelligence (AI).
- Minister MOTEGI stated that, in order to make effective use of AI going forward, including in the area of security, the most important questions were how to ensure meaningful human involvement in the use of AI and how countries should respond to its malicious use, including for cybercrime, both at the national level and through international coordination. He expressed his intention to continue discussions among like-minded countries, including the G7 members, with a view to building a common understanding. He went on to note that the Hiroshima AI Process, launched at the 2023 G7 Hiroshima Summit, was designed precisely to provide a framework for effectively addressing these ever-evolving AI-related challenges, and Japan would encourage other countries to make use of the framework. He also pointed out that, as the use of AI expands, undersea cables, which carry approximately 99 percent of international data traffic, are becoming increasingly important.
- The Ministers, recognizing the opportunities and potential risks of AI, mentioned the need to ensure the safe and trustworthy development of frontier AI, and stressed the need to strengthen the security and resilience of undersea cables through international cooperation and information sharing.
