Summary

Published by the Cabinet Office, Government of Japan, this document begins with the social objective of reaching an 'AI-ready society'. The document stresses human dignity, diversity & inclusion, and sustainability. "We should not build a society where humans are overly dependent on AI or where AI is used to control human behavior through the excessive pursuit of efficiency and convenience" (Japan, 2019:4).
The document states clearly that social changes are needed in order to realize an AI-ready society, that is, a society that has "has undergone the necessary changes to maximize the benefits of AI, enjoys the benefits of AI, or has introduced AI immediately when needed and is in a state of being able to receive the benefits" (Ibid:3n5). For example, "it is necessary for entire social systems including health care, finance, insurance, transportation, energy, and others to flexibly change and respond to the evolution of AI" (Ibid:6).
The core of the document focuses on the social principles for a human-centric AI (in section 4). These include the human-centric principle, stipulating that "AI must not infringe upon the fundamental human rights" and that " people must judge and decide for themselves how to use it" (Ibid:7). Other principles include education and literacy, protection of personal privacy, ensuring security, fairness and fair competition, and innovation.

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