AI standards exchange database welcomes contributions
A new AI Standards Exchange Database launched at the latest AI for Good Global Summit will help establish the technical foundations for artificial intelligence (AI) innovations to achieve global impact.
The database forms part of broader collaboration to ensure standards provide practical tools to shape better AI.
It will help standards bodies to coordinate their work and empower companies, policymakers and regulators with comprehensive suites of AI standards.
Translate, structure, include, connect
“Standards development organizations ultimately translate principles into practical implementation,” said IEC Secretary-General and CEO Philippe Metzger. “We have a real need of translating that in the field of AI into actual governance.”
Standards bodies need to collaborate in a structured way to ensure the clarity and coherence essential to global impact, he added.
Metzger emphasized the importance of inclusive standards processes, building standards capacity around the world, and strong connections among standards developers and their growing range of stakeholders.
No one left behind
ISO President Sung Hwan Cho also stressed the importance of building standards capacity everywhere.
“Inclusion and diversity are at the core of international standards’ goal,” said Cho. “We have to ensure no one is left behind.”
He called for a human-centred AI ecosystem where standards address societal as well as technical challenges.
“AI standards should cover technology, but also how AI benefits humanity,” he said.
Partnerships paramount
Together, IEC, ISO and ITU are known as the World Standards Cooperation.
“This partnership is key to comprehensive standards development for AI,” said Seizo Onoe, Director of ITU’s Telecommunication Standardization Bureau.
ITU maintains productive relationships and collaboration with numerous other standards bodies, he added.
“AI has created even stronger connections among standards bodies, and AI is evolving very fast,” said Onoe. “We want to ensure that our standards keep pace with this evolution.”
The new AI standards database supports technical cohesion and interoperable solutions – key aims of the Global Digital Compact adopted last year as part of the UN Pact for the Future.
New resources
The AI for Good summit also launched landmark resources on standards and policy considerations for multimedia authenticity from the AI and Multimedia Authenticity Standards Collaboration.
Driven by IEC, ISO, ITU and other key standards communities, the collaboration is advancing standards to detect deepfakes and verify multimedia authenticity and provenance.
Till next time
The global standards community will come together again at the International AI Standards Summit from 2 to 3 December in the Republic of Korea.
The summit is organized by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), International Organization for Standardization (ISO), and International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Join the database
It AI Standards Exchange Database currently includes standards for IEC, ISO, ITU, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).
It welcomes contributions from all standards communities. Communities interested in joining the database can indicate interest via the online form on the database website.
For more information, see the database FAQ.
