The tool will help telcos adopt and measure responsible and
ethical approaches to AI as the industry accesses an estimated
$680 billion opportunity
LONDON, Sept. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The GSMA today
launches a first industry-wide Responsible AI (RAI) Maturity
Roadmap to provide telecoms operators with the tools and
guidance to test and assess their responsible use of the
technology.
The overall opportunity derived from the expanded use of AI
within the telecoms sector is estimated by McKinsey to reach
$680 billion over the next 15-20
years. The GSMA is uniting the industry in using the technology
ethically and responsibly – the first time a whole sector has
committed to a common approach to AI.
The roadmap, developed based on insights by McKinsey and a group
of operators, will allow telecoms organisations to assess where
they currently stand in terms of their existing maturity in using
AI responsibly against where they want to go. It then provides
clear guidance and measurement tools to help fulfil those
ambitions.
Its development follows the well-established commitments of many
MNOs to ensure the exploration and integration of AI within their
work is done in ethical and responsible ways.
Following extensive industry consultation, the GSMA roadmap has
combined these approaches with existing global regulations,
recommendations and standards from international organisations
including the OECD and UNESCO.
This initiative has been championed by Axiata, Deutsche Telekom,
Orange, Telefónica and Telstra. Nineteen MNOs have already
committed to using the roadmap as a way of tracking, maintaining
and improving their responsible use of AI.
By providing greater clarity and a common approach to the
responsible use of AI, the GSMA's roadmap will give MNOs the
confidence to commit fully to its adoption and therefore unlock the
technology's value more quickly.
Mats Granryd, Director General of
the GSMA, said: "The transformative potential of AI has long
been apparent but its integration in our work and our lives must be
done in a responsible and transparent way for it to be truly
effective and sustainable.
"Responsible AI is the right way to explore and unlock the
many opportunities the technology presents, and the telecoms
industry is proud to lead the way as the first sector to commit to
this approach – we hope others will follow our example."
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