On October 7, the Ukrainian Ministry of Digital Transformation unveiled its AI regulatory road map.

According to the roadmap, which was made public on the ministry's website, it is intended to assist local businesses in getting ready to implement a law similar to the AI Act of the European Union. Additionally, it aims to inform people on how to minimize the risks associated with AI.

The roadmap's release claims that it is founded on a bottom-up strategy that advocates moving from less to more and that it would give businesses the tools they need to get ready for future requirements before passing any legislation.

The framework establishes a trial period to give the businesses two to three years to adjust to potential rules. Oleksandr Borniakov, deputy minister for digital transformation, outlines:

“We plan to create a culture of business self-regulation in several ways. In particular, by signing voluntary codes of conduct that will testify to companies’ ethical use of AI by companies. Another tool is a White Paper that will familiarise businesses with the approach, timing, and stages of regulatory implementation.” 

The draft of the Ukrainian AI law is anticipated in 2024, but not before the EU's AI Act permits the national law to consider it.

The European Parliament approved the EU AI Act in June. Once put into effect, the act would limit or prohibit some AI services and products while outright banning others.

Biometric monitoring, social scoring systems, predictive policing, so-called "emotion recognition," and untargeted facial recognition systems are some of the technologies that are expressly forbidden.

Sources:

https://cointelegraph.com/news/ai-regulation-ukraine-rolls-out-roadmap

https://www.kmu.gov.ua/news/rehuliuvannia-shtuchnoho-intelektu-v-ukraini-mintsyfry-prezentuvalo-dorozhniu-kartu