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Comment: Japan's METI presents AI guidelines amid global moves to regulate biased algorithms

By Sachiko Sakamaki ( February 8, 2022, 06:07 GMT | Comment) -- Japan’s industry ministry has opted for voluntary guidelines for the use of artificial intelligence, a different approach from what is unfolding in Europe, where regulators aim to use strict rules to regulate implicit bias in automatic decision making from machine learning, especially in facial recognition. By publishing an English version of the guidelines, the government also seems keen to present an accessible alternative to the harsher European proposal. It remains to be seen how effective the Japanese guidelines will be, and what kind of international impact they will have. Japan’s industry ministry has opted for voluntary guidelines on the use of artificial intelligence, a different approach from what is unfolding in Europe, where regulators aim to use strict rules to regulate implicit bias in automatic decision making from machine learning, especially in facial recognition....

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