Regarding the Regulatory Sandbox Route and Mechanism for Governance of Artificial Intelligence

论人工智能治理的监管沙盒路径与机制

The main challenge in AI governance today is striking a balance between controlling AI dangers and fostering AI innovation.Regulators in a number of nations have progressively extended the regulatory sandbox,which was first implemented in the banking sector,to AI governance in an effort to reduce the conflict between regulation and innovation.The AI regulatory sandbox is a new and feasible route for AI governance in China that not only helps to manage the risks of technology application but also prevents inhibiting AI innovation.It keeps inventors'trial-and-error tolerance space inside the regulatory purview while offering a controlled setting for the development and testing of novel AI that hasn't yet been put on the market.By providing full-cycle governance of AI with the principles of agility and inclusive prudence,the regulatory sandbox offers an alternative to the conventional top-down hard regulation,expost regulation,and tight regulation.However,the current system also has inherent limitations and practical obstacles that need to be overcome by a more rational and effective approach.To achieve its positive impact on AI governance,the AI regulatory sandbox system should build and improve the access and exit mechanism,the coordination mechanism between the sandbox and personal information protection,and the mechanisms of exemption,disclosure,and communication.

如何在监管人工智能风险与支持人工智能创新之间寻求平衡点,已经成为人工智能治理的核心问题。为缓和监管和创新的紧张关系,各国监管机构逐渐将发端于金融领域的监管沙盒应用于人工智能治理中。人工智能监管沙盒不仅有助于控制技术风险,还避免扼杀人工智能创新,为我国人工智能治理开辟一条具有可行性的新路径。它为尚未投入市场的新型人工智能提供了进行开发和试验的可控环境,在监管机构可控范围内为创新者保留了必要的试错容错空间。相较于传统自上而下的硬性监管、事后监管和严格监管方式,监管沙盒以敏捷与包容审慎的理念对人工智能进行全周期的治理。但其也具有固有局限性并且在运行中可能会遇到实践障碍,需要更合理的制度加以克服。我国人工智能监管沙盒制度应当构建与完善准入与退出机制、沙盒与个人信息保护的协调机制,以及豁免、披露和沟通交流等机制,发挥治理人工智能的积极效能。