Reporters learned from the Artificial Intelligence Ethics and Governance Research Center of the Institute of Automation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences on February 16 that the Center, together with the Long term Artificial Intelligence Research Center, released the AI Governance International Evaluation Index. The evaluation conducted by the index on the first 14 countries shows that the United States and China are in a leading position in terms of total quantity from the artificial intelligence development and China ranks in the first tier, second only to the United States in terms of artificial intelligence governance.

According to the evaluation approach of "matching governance level with development level", the AGILE Index includes 39 evaluation indicators from 18 evaluation dimensions, starting from artificial intelligence development level, governance environment, governance tools, and governance effectiveness. The index describes the current state of global artificial intelligence governance and emphasizes the necessity of international cooperation, fair development, and comprehensive governance frameworks to address the challenges of artificial intelligence governance.

The first 14 countries evaluated by the AGILE Index include the United States, United Kingdom, China, Brazil, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, and others. The evaluation results show that countries with the highest level of artificial intelligence governance include the United States, China, Singapore, Canada, Germany, and the United Kingdom.

In this evaluation, the AGILE index of each country showed a significant positive correlation with its per capita GDP level. It is worth noting that the scores of China and India are significantly higher than the corresponding levels of per capita GDP.

According to statistics, the number of recorded artificial intelligence risk events in 2023 has increased by 12.8 times compared to 2022. Zeng Yi, the editor in charge of AGILE Index, a researcher at the Institute of Automation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, director of the Center for Artificial Intelligence Ethics and Governance, and an expert at the high-level advisory body of the United Nations on artificial intelligence, told reporters: "No country can solve the development and governance of AI by itself, and global cooperation is imperative."