White Papers of AI Conformity Assessment Published on HSE University Website
The Russian Technical Committee for the Standardization of ‘Artificial intelligence’ (TC164), together with the Chamber for Indo Russo Technology Collaboration and the RUSSOFT Non-profit Partnership of Software Developers, has published new White Papers related to Artificial Intelligence Conformity Assessment. It reflects the approaches to the standardization and ethical regulation of AI technologies in two pilot industries — healthcare and agriculture.
The Russian Technical Committee on Standardization ‘Artificial intelligence’ (TC 164) was established by order of Rosstandart in 2019. It regulates cooperation between interested organisations and the government in carrying out work on national, interstate and international standardization. Sergey Garbuk, Director for Research Projects at HSE University, chairs the committee.
Work on the White Papers project started in 2023 after the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between CIRTC, TC164 and RUSSOFT.
The published analytical report consists of five sections. The first one is dedicated to the goals agreed upon by two states, Russia and India, in the field of conformity assessment of AI technologies, and more specifically, the conformity assessment of AI in healthcare and agriculture. The second section contains a list of AI tasks in both industries. The third section lists the existing AI solutions in the Russian and Indian markets in pilot industries. The fourth section highlights relevant national and international standards. The last section is devoted to approaches to the ethical regulation of artificial intelligence agreed upon by the two countries, as well as international approaches in this area.
The authors of the White Paper are Indian and Russian experts, including scientists from HSE University.
As part of the pilot project, the parties plan to develop quality assessment metrics for AI technologies participating in the pilot experiment and the quality requirements for applied AI technologies, including comparison with a human operator. The results presume unified standardization documents for Russia and India, which establish requirements for testing particular applied AI technologies in the field of healthcare and agriculture.
The first results of Russian-Indian cooperation in the field of standardization and conformity assessment of AI technologies will be presented at the summit of the heads of national standardization bodies of the BRICS member states, which Russia will be chairing in summer 2024.
After completing the pilot experiment, the researchers plan to create a joint laboratory for AI testing, as well as work on promoting testing methods to the level of international organisations for standardization (ISO/IEC, ITU).
Director for Research Projects at HSE University, Chairman of TC 164
We can overcome barriers associated with the use of artificial intelligence in areas where an incorrect decision can lead to threats to human health and life, and significant environmental and economic damage, through the standardization of requirements for testing methods of responsible intelligent systems, as well as through the objective confirmation of compliance of systems with established requirements in the field of functionality and safety.
Sergey Garbuk
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