Leading digital business executives, policymakers and other stakeholders discussed on Friday agile forms of governance necessary for responsible digital transformation when they met in eastern Japan ahead of this weekend’s Group of Seven ministerial meeting. The DX Summit in the Ikaho resort of Gunma Prefecture focused on issues concerning artificial intelligence, digital infrastructure and innovation in an era of disruptive technology, with senior executives from Google LLC and Microsoft Corp. among the panelists. With ChatGPT reaching 100 million users less than three months after its launch in November 2022, the importance of realizing a coordinated and harmonized regulatory approach to the rapidly advancing technology of generative AI was the topic of much discussion. Digital stakeholders pose for a commemorative photo at the DX Summit held in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on April 28, 2023. (Kyodo) "AI is too important not to regulate, and it’s too important not to regulate well," said Michaela Browning, vice president of government affairs and public policy for Asia Pacific at Google. Digital Minister Taro Kono, who made an appearance via "Avataro," a mechanized robotic avatar made in his likeness, reiterated his support for an international framework for cross-border data transfers, saying he would like […]
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