Ctrl+AI+Reg - 10 April 2025

Apr 09, 2025

∙ Paid

In this issue:

Updates to African Union, South Africa x G20, EU, UK, US, India, South Korea, Singapore.
Opinion on the 2025 AI Index Report by Stanford HAI.

See more on my Global AI Regulation Tracker (English version | Chinese version)

🌍 [8 April 2025] Africa Declaration on Artificial Intelligence signed: At the inaugural Global AI Summit on Africa in Kigali, Rwanda, 54 signatories, including the African Union, have signed the Africa Declaration on Artificial Intelligence. The declaration seeks: (1) to leverage the potential of AI to drive innovation and competitiveness to advance Africa’s economies, industries, and societies; (2) to position Africa as a global leader in ethical, trustworthy, and inclusive AI adoption; and (3) to foster the sustainable and responsible design, development, deployment, use, and governance of AI technologies in Africa.

🇿🇦 🌐 [7 April 2025] South Africa Digital Tech Minister urges G20 countries to regulate AI: Speaking at the G20 Digital Economy Working Group and AI Task Force, South African Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi has called on Group of 20 (G20) countries to develop a framework of rules that member states can use to regulate AI, particularly a framework that prioritises the development of AI for low-resource languages and to collaborate in sharing data and tools to close the gap in linguistic diversity in digital technologies. Among other things, Minister Malatsi emphasized that South Africa seeks to advance the Global South’s agenda by addressing connectivity gaps, supporting MSMEs, and ensuring AI respects cultural diversity while mitigating biases.

🇪🇺 [9 April 2025] EU launches AI Continent Action Plan: The EU has launched its AI Continent Action Plan which outlines a set of bold actions to turn EU into a global leader in AI, including: (1) building a large-scale AI data and computing infrastructure (€10 billion for 13 AI Factories by 2026, plans for more powerful AI Gigafactories, €20 billion InvestAI, and the Cloud and AI Development Act aiming to triple data center capacity in 5-7 years); (2) increasing access to large and high-quality data (through Data Labs and a Data Union Strategy); (3) developing algorithms and fostering AI adoption in strategic EU sectors (via the Apply AI Strategy in areas like healthcare and manufacturing); (4) strengthening AI skills and talents (through a Talent Pool, 'MSCA Choose Europe', AI fellowships, the AI Skills Academy, a generative AI degree pilot, and reskilling support via European Digital Innovation Hubs); and (5) simplifying regulations (by launching the AI Act Service Desk in 2025 and providing free tools and advice to businesses).

Ctrl+AI+Reg