Senate president wants to regulate artificial intelligence in Brazil

Artificial intelligence (AI) used in ChatGPT and Bard Gaining rules for its development, implementation and use in Brazil. Senate president Rodrigo Pacheco presented bill (PL) 2338/23 this Thursday (04), which reinforces the ideas of three other proposals currently being processed at the National Convention.

The text of the bill was created with the help of a commission of lawyers led by Minister Ricardo Villas Bôas Correa from the High Court of Justice (STJ). The group submitted a final report in December last year after conducting it. More than 70 public hearings.

In the United States, Vice President Kamala Haris met with the CEOs of Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and Anthropic. discuss technology risks. The American government wants to invest US$140 million in research to ensure the “rights and safety of the American people.”

What does PL say about artificial intelligence?

The Artificial Intelligence Handbook sets out the need for prior knowledge of interactions with technology and the explanation of recommendations received, the right to object to them and to request human intervention. AI is prohibited from promoting dangerous or harmful attitudes towards health or safety and discriminating against humans.

The text also sets out rules for the use of remote biometric identification systems in public spaces, which can only be used in certain situations and with judicial authorization. Instructions for Use still lists AI systems considered high riskstricter usage rules.

The supplier or operator is responsible for the elimination of material, moral, individual or collective damages caused by the systems. Supervision and oversight of the rules will be the responsibility of an authority that has not yet been established. If the law is not followed, companies can face warnings or even a complete ban on the use of AI.