The experts are calling on global leaders and tech giants to prioritize multilingualism in AI development, viewing it not as an afterthought, but as a fundamental aspect of creating safe, equitable, and truly global AI.
In January, researchers at Brown University discovered that safeguards designed to prevent OpenAI's GPT-4 from answering dangerous prompts failed when it received requests in languages such as Zulu or Scots Gaelic. This allowed researchers to get AI-generated answers on how to build a homemade bomb.
They argue these shortcomings pose a threat to the national sovereignty of the states in which they are distributed and to the safety of users.
Despite AI models being available in many other languages, many local languages are not included and datasets are usually trained in English.
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