Global Cooperation in AI Development: A Necessity for a Digital Shared Prosperity Society

Robert Trager and Yeom Yeol Special Lecture

Competition in AI development is intensifying globally, with countries protecting their domestic data and investing heavily in AI technology. However, experts emphasize the need for global cooperation to prevent the abuse of AI technology and ensure a digital shared prosperity society.

Robert Trager, Director of AI Governance at Oxford University’s Martin School, highlighted the importance of global cooperation in AI development during his special lecture at ‘AI World 2024’. He pointed out that AI nationalism is occurring worldwide, with countries like the US and China investing heavily in AI technology to reduce their dependence on other countries.

Trager emphasized the need for legitimate international standards to prevent the abuse of AI technology. He suggested introducing incentives for countries that adopt these standards, such as excluding AI products from countries that violate international standards from their domestic markets.

Yeom Yeol, Director General of the Ministry of Science and ICT’s Information and Communication Policy Bureau, also emphasized the importance of global cooperation in AI development. He highlighted Korea’s strengths in AI competitiveness, ranking third in the world, and the government’s efforts to strengthen global AI competitiveness while ensuring technological safety.

Yeol emphasized the government’s goal of pursuing technological innovation while realizing a digital shared prosperity society. He outlined the government’s plans to introduce AI into daily life, build AI computing resources and infrastructure, and enact a basic law on AI to strengthen the country’s AI competitiveness.

The Korean government aims to work closely with the National Assembly and the public and private sectors to make a leap forward as one of the ‘Big 3 AI countries’. With the rapid evolution of AI technology, global cooperation is essential to ensure a digital shared prosperity society where all members of society can enjoy the benefits of AI.