The ministers, meeting this week in Maceió, capital of the northeastern state of Alagoas, stressed in a statement the need for digital platforms be transparent and “consistent with relevant policies and applicable legal frameworks.”
It is the first time in the G20The group’s history is that it recognizes the problem of misinformation and calls for transparency and accountability from digital platforms, Joao Brant, secretary of digital policy for the Brazilian presidency, told The Associated Press by telephone.
G20 representatives also agreed to set guidelines for the development of artificial intelligence, calling for “ethical, transparent and responsible use of AI,” with human oversight and compliance with privacy and human rights laws.
“We hope that this will be mentioned in the leaders’ statement and that South Africa will continue the work,” said Renata Mielli, an adviser to Brazil’s Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. The G20 Leaders’ Summit is scheduled for November in Rio de Janeiro.
Mielli, Brazil’s negotiator on the AI working group, said there were disagreements between countries such as China and the United States, but declined to provide details. In the end, she said, consensus prevailed that the world’s richest countries should collaborate to reduce global asymmetry in AI development.
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This week’s meeting follows the banning of X in Brazil, ordered by Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes following a months-long dispute with its owner, tech billionaire Elon Musk. Since last year, X has clashed with De Moraes over his reluctance to block some users, mostly far-right activists accused of undermining Brazilian democracy. Musk has called the Brazilian judiciary a dictator and an autocrat over its rulings affecting his companies in Brazil.
Brazil currently holds the presidency of the top 20 rich and developing countries, and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has put issues of concern to the developing world, such as reducing inequalities and reforming multilateral institutions, at the centre of his agenda.
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