Voluntary Code of Conduct on the Responsible Development and Management of Advanced Generative AI Systems: requirements, deadlines and compliance actions
What is Voluntary Code of Conduct on the Responsible Development and Management of Advanced Generative AI Systems?
This voluntary code asks Canadian developers and managers of advanced generative AI systems to commit to measures under six principles: accountability, safety, fairness and equity, transparency, human oversight and monitoring, and validity and robustness. Obligations are scaled according to whether a system is made available for general public use. It was introduced as a bridge while the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act was before Parliament, and lists around fifty signatory organisations.
Status note: The fetched page shows 'September 2023' without a day; 27 September 2023 is the widely reported launch date but was not confirmed on the page.
Who does it apply to?
Scope is as set out in the official text linked below. Issued by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada. Oversight: ISED administers; signatory companies self-implement the commitments. Stated purpose: Interim voluntary safeguards for generative AI developers pending binding legislation.
When do the requirements apply?
2023-09-27: Code published with initial signatories
Only the announcement or adoption date is recorded from the source; in-force and application dates are to be confirmed by a reviewer.
Official sources
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Voluntary Code of Conduct on the Responsible Development and Management of Advanced Generative AI Systems
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada · 27 Sep 2023 · Tier 1 source
Change history
Record version 1: Imported from the source-backed legacy dataset (database/data/ai_policies.json); fields limited to what the official source page states. Reviewer to enrich scope, dates and obligations.. Full edit history is in the GitHub repository.
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