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| Nguyen Van Cuong, Director of the Institute of Legal Science and Strategy under the Ministry of Justice__Photo: baophapluat.vn |
The development and application of artificial intelligence (AI) technology presents many challenges for management. Dr. Nguyen Van Cuong, Director of the Institute of Legal Science and Strategy under the Ministry of Justice spoke to Tin tuc (News) newspaper about this issue.
What are the current legal issues related to the development and application of AI?
AI is one of humanity's significant technological achievements in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Responsible development and application of AI can drive breakthroughs in the socio-economic development of each country and the global economy, contributing to increased labor productivity across various sectors.
However, the development and application of AI tools, especially generative AI like ChatGPT, raise numerous legal issues. These include the responsibilities of parties related to AI, such as ownership and property rights, personal rights over data, respect for, assurance and protection of personal data, copyright issues (potential violations of copyright protection laws), risks to economic relationships, and the spread of inaccurate information or biases.
Criminal organizations can exploit AI technology to commit new types of crimes, particularly cybercrimes and violations of cybersecurity laws, including fraud, forgery and other financial crimes.
Additionally, from an ethical perspective, AI impacts individuals, businesses, organizations, state agencies, and society as a whole. AI creates new jobs but also replaces many traditional forms of labor.
To ensure that the development and application of AI bring practical benefits to society, it is crucial to design a system of tools, including legal regulations and ethical guidelines, to ensure responsible AI development and application.
What should be considered when adjusting policies and laws related to AI?
Many countries and territories worldwide have enacted policies to address legal issues arising from AI development and application. These policies often focus on balancing the need to create incentives for innovation in AI development and application with the need to protect public interests, especially order, security, social safety, and consumer interests.
In Vietnam, the national strategy on research, development, and application of AI until 2030, approved by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, highlights the necessity of developing a system of legal documents and frameworks related to AI.
It calls for a clear legal framework to promote AI research, development, and application in life. The strategy also emphasizes that AI development and application must be centered on people and businesses, avoiding technology abuse and infringement of the legitimate rights and interests of organizations and individuals.
Developing and applying AI without state regulation through legal tools and other supporting measures makes it difficult to meet requirements for national defense, security, order, social safety, national interests, community interests and other security and safety requirements.
Therefore, ensuring security, safety, reliability, and manageable risk levels must be key requirements in policies and laws regulating AI development and applications.
Policies and laws related to AI must create the most favorable conditions to promote innovation, reinforcing the core values of the country's political, economic, cultural and social order as recognized in the constitution and national laws. AI policies and laws must also ensure the essential rights of every citizen using AI systems, including rights related to personal data.
From a legal perspective, do you have any advice for organizations and individuals developing and applying AI in Vietnam?
Currently, Vietnam does not yet have specialized laws regulating AI development and application. However, it is essential to note that AI is merely a technology. When developed and applied to provide products and services in the market, it is subject to existing Vietnamese laws such as the Civil Code, the Law on Consumer Protection, the Cybersecurity Law, the Decree on Personal Data Protection and administrative and criminal regulations.
The general spirit of current legal regulations is to respect and encourage individuals and businesses to exercise their rights to scientific and technological development and innovation. They must ensure not to infringe on national interests, state interests, community interests and the legitimate rights and interests of individuals and organizations in society.
I believe that individuals and businesses developing and applying AI must be very attentive to responsible AI development, bringing practical benefits to users, ensuring security and safety, accuracy and reliability of information generated by AI systems and absolutely not using AI for activities that violate legal regulations.- (VLLF)
