The OECD.AI Policy Navigator

In December 2023, Israel introduced its first policy on AI regulation and ethics. The policy aims to ensure AI is used responsibly, protecting people from risks like bias and privacy issues. Developed by several ministries and experts, it supports innovation while promoting fairness, safety, and transparency for all sectors using AI.

The AI Policy identifies seven main challenges arising from the use of artificial intelligence in the private sector (discrimination, human oversight, explainability, disclosure of AI interactions, safety, accountability and privacy). To address these challenges, and consistent with the approach taken by the OECD AI Recommendations, the AI Policy sets forth common policy principles and a number of practical recommendations.The main recommendation are: Adopting sectoral regulation Promoting consistency with existing regulatory approach of leading countries and international organizations Adopting a risk-based approach Using "soft" regulatory tools intended to allow for an incremental development of the regulatory framework Fostering cooperation between the public and the private sectors.The initiative has the following objectives:The AI Policy provides guidelines and instructions for sectoral regulators when addressing the regulation of AI in the private sector. While some parts of the AI Policy can be natively applied to the public sector as well, a full discussion of the required adaptations and modifications is out of the scope of this Policy. The government's policy on public sector applications of AI is being developed separately.With respect to private sector applications, the AI Policy is premised upon the concept of "Responsible Innovation", which captures the need to support innovation while simultaneously fostering accountability and ethically-aligned design and uses of AI. While private sector innovation and ethics (or regulation) are often perceived as conflicting with one another, responsible innovation views these two goals as synergistic and mutually complementary. The AI Policy applies this concept to the entire lifecycle of AI applications, with a special focus on use and deployment.

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