The Ministry of Digital Transformation has prepared a roadmap for regulating artificial intelligence in Ukraine that will help Ukrainian companies prepare for the adoption of the EU’s AI Act, and citizens learn how to protect themselves from AI risks.
Thanks to the developed approach to regulating artificial intelligence, Ukrainian businesses will become more competitive and gain access to global markets, and the state will be able to integrate into the EU. This is the opinion of the authors of the roadmap.
“Ukraine should lead the AI trend in the world. We need to understand what is happening, react quickly, and have our own strategy. It is impossible to talk about a digital state if we do not formulate a progressive policy towards artificial intelligence and agendas for the world. AI is already being actively used in Ukraine in various areas,” said Mykhailo Fedorov, Vice Prime Minister for Innovation, Education, Science and Technology Development and Minister of Digital Transformation.
In his opinion, the use of artificial intelligence in the field of military technology is particularly important. It helps to record the movement of the occupiers’ equipment and personnel, shoot down enemy missiles, more effectively target UAVs, etc. Working on the regulatory framework for AI is important for the country’s development and will allow us to move faster in this direction.
A two-stage plan
The document is based on a bottom-up approach, which involves moving from the smaller to the larger. Implementation of the approach includes two stages:
- During the first one, businesses will receive tools to prepare for future AI regulation, from assessing the impact of technology on human rights to signing voluntary codes of conduct. Recommendations and a White Paper will also be published to answer questions about what to do right now and what to expect in the future.
- The second stage is the adoption of a law similar to the European AI Act. This will allow to create identical legal regimes with the EU in the field of AI, simplify cooperation with European partners and attract investments.
“There are several ways to create a culture of business self-regulation. In particular, by signing voluntary codes of conduct that will demonstrate the ethical use of AI by companies. Another tool is a White Paper that will familiarize businesses with the approach, timing, and stages of regulation implementation. We are also planning to publish recommendations, both general and sectoral, to answer the question of what and how to do to prepare for the adoption of the law,” emphasizes Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation Oleksandr Borniakov.
Authors of the project
The development of the roadmap involved specialized businesses, scientists, and educators from the AI expert committee at the Ministry. At the initiative of the committee, a strategic session was held with representatives of Ukrainian AI companies.
“I am grateful to Tymofiy Mylovanov, Oleksiy Molchanovskiy and other committee members for their help in developing the map. There is still a lot of work to be done,” adds Fedorov.
