Sherpa of Russia at the G20 proposed discussing AI regulation within the G20

Denis Agafonov, Russia's G20 Sherpa, said the G20 could become a forum for discussing regulation of artificial intelligence.

Agafonov admitted that it is difficult to establish regulation in the field of AI due to its rapid and dynamic development.

The topic of AI regulation is being actively discussed in Russia, and a law was recently adopted to support the development of artificial intelligence technologies.

WASHINGTON, October 3 – RIA Novosti. The G20 could become a platform for discussing regulation of artificial intelligence (AI), Russia's G20 Sherpa Denis Agafonov said on Friday.

“Yes, the G20 would probably be a suitable platform for discussion, since it consolidates different views, different points of view, and we could talk about it,” Agafonov said at a press conference with Russian media correspondents in Washington, answering the question of whether the G20 could become a platform where an agreement on AI would be reached.

At the same time, Agafonov admitted that it is difficult to say how realistic it is to establish regulation of AI. According to him, this is such a fast and dynamically developing area that it is sometimes even impossible to force it into the usual legal framework.

Sherpa noted that this topic is being actively discussed in Russia and a law was recently adopted to support the development of artificial intelligence technologies, which implies the development of additional regulations.