Over a year ago, the federal government published the Voluntary
Code of Conduct on the Responsible Development and
Management of Advanced Generative AI Systems1. This Code
specifically addresses systems such as ChatGPT, DALL E 2 and
Midjourney. While these systems offer many benefits – such as
drafting emails, answering complex questions, generating images,
and producing realistic videos – they also pose significant risks to
health and safety, have the potential to spread bias, and could lead
to serious social consequences, particularly when misused by
malicious actors.
It is telling that even the pioneers of artificial intelligence have
expressed concern about its risks. By early 2023, over 350 AI
leaders have signed a declaration2 urging the international
community to prioritize mitigating the existential risks posed by AI,
equating these dangers with those of a pandemic or nuclear war.
As this moratorium has yet to be implemented, it seems the
urgency to act has only grown. Joshua Bengio, one of the
signatories of the moratorium petition, emphasized this point in a
recent interview with Les Affaires3.
Recognizing the importance of robust oversight to manage and
mitigate these risks, the federal government has invited companies
to adopt to the Code, which describes:
‰ the measures that should be applied in advance of binding
regulation pursuant to the Artificial Intelligence Act;
‰ as well as additional measures that should be taken by firms
developing or managing the operations of these systems that are
made widely available for use, and which are therefore subject
to a wider range of potentially harmful or inappropriate use.
The purpose of this proposal is to encourage the Board of Directors
to approve the company’s adherence to this Code of Conduct.