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G7 Hiroshima Process

G7 Hiroshima AI Process — Guiding Principles + Code of Conduct

11 guiding principles for advanced AI. Explicitly prohibits AI posing substantial safety or human rights risks. Code of conduct for developers.

Jurisdiction

International (G7)

Enacted

Oct 30, 2023

Effective

Unknown

Enforcement

Not specified

Who Must Comply

This law applies to:

• Organizations developing/deploying advanced AI (voluntary)

Who bears obligations:

Developer Deployer

This regulation places direct obligations on deployers (organizations using AI systems).

Safety Provisions

• 11 guiding principles for advanced AI
• Prohibition: AI posing substantial safety risks
• Prohibition: AI posing substantial human rights risks
• Risk management and testing expectations
• Transparency and information-sharing
• Security controls and abuse prevention
• Incident reporting/response
• Responsible deployment and monitoring

Primary Source

EU Digital Strategy (opens in new tab)

https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/hiroshima-ai-process

Quick Facts

Binding: No
Mental Health Focus: No
Child Safety Focus: No
Algorithmic Scope: Yes

Why It Matters

G7 consensus creates influential soft law. "Are you following Hiroshima?" is reputational baseline.

What You Need to Comply

You need: evaluations, safety controls, monitoring, incident response, documentation matching advanced AI norms.

NOPE can help

Cite This

APA

International (G7). (2023). G7 Hiroshima AI Process — Guiding Principles + Code of Conduct. Retrieved from https://nope.net/regs/g7-hiroshima-ai-process

BibTeX

@misc{g7_hiroshima_ai_process,
  title = {G7 Hiroshima AI Process — Guiding Principles + Code of Conduct},
  author = {International (G7)},
  year = {2023},
  url = {https://nope.net/regs/g7-hiroshima-ai-process}
}

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