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「AIで不平等拡大」懸念 開発に女性参加を―国連高官
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「AIで不平等拡大」懸念 開発に女性参加を―国連高官

来日中のニャラザイ・グンボンズバンダ氏が時事通信インタビュー、STEM分野への女性進出を訴える

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国連女性機関(UN Women)のニャラザイ・グンボンズバンダ事務局次長は来日中のインタビューで、AIが世界の不平等を拡大する恐れがあると警鐘を鳴らし、STEM分野への女性進出によるデジタル格差の是正を訴えた。また、女性首相誕生を評価しつつ、地方自治体や閣僚での女性増加、賃金格差是正、生理用品非課税化などを求めた。

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国連女性機関(UN Women)のニャラザイ・グンボンズバンダ事務局次長が来日中、東京都内で時事通信のインタビューに応じた。ジンバブエ出身で、国連児童基金や国連婦人開発基金などを経て24年2月からUN Women事務局次長を務める。

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来日中の国連女性機関(UN Women)のニャラザイ・グンボンズバンダ事務局次長は7日、東京都内で時事通信のインタビューに応じ、人工知能(AI)は世界の不平等を広げる恐れがあると警鐘を鳴らした。女性がSTEM(科学、技術、工学、数学)分野に進み、AI開発に加わることでデジタル空間の格差是正を図ることができると訴えた。

「このままではAI植民地」 デジタル相が危機感

グンボンズバンダ氏は、先住民族などデジタル空間へのアクセスが難しい人々が公共政策から置き去りにされたり、女性が偽画像・動画(ディープフェイク)の拡散により、一瞬で人生を奪われたりする恐れがあると指摘。STEM分野には女性従事者が少なく、デジタル分野を改善するため、女性が「自らの経験をもってAIを発展させることが必要だ」と呼び掛けた。

同氏は、1945年の国連設立以降、「ジェンダー平等に進歩が見られる」と評価。初等教育を受ける女子児童の増加や妊娠・出産に伴う死亡数の減少を例示した。ただ、加盟国193カ国のうち、女性が指導者を務める国は28カ国のみで、政治分野では「意思決定に関わる女性の数が少なく、増加(スピード)も遅すぎる」と指摘。日本で初の女性首相が誕生したことは「非常に重要だ」と評価しつつ、地方自治体や閣僚のポストでも女性をさらに増やしていくことの重要性を強調した。

一方、国際情勢の厳しさを背景に各国が国防費の増額を続ける中、女性の地位向上に十分な予算を充てるべきだと主張。男女の賃金格差是正や生理用品の非課税化などに取り組むよう求めた。

◇ニャラザイ・グンボンズバンダ氏略歴

ニャラザイ・グンボンズバンダ氏 ジンバブエ出身。南アフリカ大で法学修士、米マサチューセッツ大で名誉法学博士号。国連児童基金(ユニセフ)や国連婦人開発基金(UNIFEM、現UN Women)、世界YWCA(キリスト教女子青年会)などを経てアフリカ連合(AU)初の児童婚廃止親善大使。24年2月からUN Women事務局次長。

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  • 日本政府が女性の地位向上に関する予算配分や政策を検討する

    Possible · Within months

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  • 日本政府からの具体的な政策回答はあるか
  • STEM分野への女性進出を促進する具体的な施策は何か
  • AI植民地化を防ぐための国際的な枠組みは検討されているか

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