Standardization roadmap AI goes into the next round
The Artificial Intelligence (AI) standardization roadmap is entering its second round. According to the DIN and DKE committees, a virtual event on the topic will be held in January 2022.
The second round for the work of the Artificial Intelligence Standardization Roadmap will open on 20 January 2022. The aim is to update and further develop the results of the first edition of the roadmap as a strategic roadmap for standardization in the field of AI, as announced by the German Institute for Standardization (DIN) and the German Commission for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies in DIN and VDE (DKE). The second edition will also set new priorities and formulate recommendations for action in the areas of socio-technical systems, financial services and energy/environment. On 20 January, information will be provided on the participation of interested experts from industry, science, the public sector and civil society. The roadmap is being drawn up on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi).
Norms and standards as a basis
"Norms and standards are an essential basis for the further development of artificial intelligence. This is made clear in particular by the draft regulation on AI regulation (Artificial Intelligence Act) published by the EU Commission in spring 2021, which assigns a central role to standards in the area of high-risk AI applications: Requirements for AI systems, including transparency, robustness and accuracy, are to be technically specified by harmonized European standards. One task of the AI Standardization Roadmap will be to take these needs into account when shaping the further roadmap for standardization," explains Christoph Winterhalter, Chairman of DIN's Executive Board.
The experts involved can build on the highly regarded results of the first edition of the roadmap, which were presented at the Digital Summit 2020, as DIN and DKE write. The recommendations for action adopted at that time are currently being implemented - among other things, through lighthouse projects that are being carried out in close cooperation with various partners.
"In order to develop marketable and trustworthy standards for the various fields of application of AI, it is necessary to identify the application-specific needs at an early stage. Standards must be developed and tested on the basis of concrete use cases, and new scientific findings must be incorporated into standardization at an early stage. We will take this approach even further in the second edition of the roadmap," explains Michael Teigeler, Managing Director of DKE.
Virtual launch event
According to the standardization bodies, AI experts from industry, science, the public sector and civil society are invited to participate in the working groups on the key topics of the roadmap and to put forward their ideas for discussion. In a virtual launch event on 20 January 2022, DIN and DKE will present the project in more detail and answer questions about participation. Interested experts can register on the collaboration platform DIN.ONE register for collaboration. The publication of the Standardization Roadmap AI - Edition 2 is scheduled for the end of 2022, as the organizations write.
According to DIN/DKE, the work and implementation of the AI Standardization Roadmap is steered by the AI Standardization and Conformity Coordination Group, which was established in May 2021. With representatives from industry, the public sector, science and civil society, it brings together all areas relevant to AI. The coordination group is not only responsible for the strategic further development of the roadmap, but also sees itself as a place of coordination, exchange of ideas and participation for the entire AI landscape in Germany for aspects of AI relevant to standardization.
