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AI 윤리, 단순한 원칙을 넘어: 개인, 기업, 국가가 만들어가는 '책임 있는 AI'의 미래

AI 시대, 윤리는 선택이 아닌 필수입니다.
인공지능(AI) 기술, 특히 최근의 생성형 AI와 대규모 언어 모델(LLM)은 우리 삶의 많은 부분을 변화시키고 있습니다. 하지만 이 놀라운 기술의 발전 뒤에는 '어떻게 하면 AI를 안전하고, 공정하며, 투명하게 사용할 수 있을까?'라는 중요한 윤리적 질문이 따라붙습니다. 과거에는 AI 윤리가 다소 추상적인 논의에 머물렀다면, 이제는 실제 AI 시스템이 사회에 미치는 영향을 고려하여 구체적이고 실천적인 노력이 전 세계적으로 강조되고 있습니다.

이러한 변화는 각국 정부의 규제 강화와 시민 사회의 책임 요구에서 비롯됩니다. 특히 강력한 AI 모델이 빠르게 확산되면서, 알고리즘 편향, 잘못된 정보 생성, 개인정보 침해와 같은 윤리적 문제가 더 이상 전문가만의 문제가 아닌, 우리 모두의 중요한 과제가 되었습니다.

이 글에서는 AI 윤리가 어떻게 '원칙'에서 '실천'으로 진화하고 있는지, 그리고 개인, 기업, 국가 차원에서 어떤 구체적인 움직임이 일어나고 있는지 살펴보겠습니다. 특히 한국과 일본이 독자적인 AI 역량을 강화하며 어떤 길을 걷고 있는지도 함께 조명합니다.

1. AI 윤리, 왜 중요한가? – 글로벌 원칙과 규제의 시작
AI 윤리의 핵심은 투명성, 공정성, 비유해성, 책임성, 프라이버시입니다. 이 원칙들은 AI가 인간에게 해를 끼치지 않고 이점을 제공하도록 보장하기 위해 AI 개발의 모든 단계에서 고려되어야 합니다.

전 세계적으로 가장 주목받는 AI 규제는 바로 EU AI 법입니다. 2024년 6월 채택되어 2026년부터 전면 적용될 이 법은 AI 시스템을 위험도에 따라 분류하고, '용납할 수 없는 위험'을 초래하는 AI(예: 사회적 점수 시스템, 잠재의식 조작)를 금지합니다. '고위험' AI(예: 의료, 교육, 법 집행 분야)에는 더 엄격한 요구 사항이 부과되며, ChatGPT와 같은 생성형 AI도 AI 생성 콘텐츠임을 명시하고 저작권 데이터를 공개하는 등의 투명성 의무를 준수해야 합니다.

이 외에도 OECD AI 윤리 가이드라인, 아실로마 AI 원칙 등 다양한 국제 가이드라인이 AI 윤리의 보편적 기준을 제시하고 있습니다. 이러한 노력들은 AI가 단순히 기술적 진보를 넘어, 인간 중심의 가치를 존중하며 발전해야 한다는 전 세계적인 공감대를 보여줍니다.

2. AI 윤리, 누가 실천하고 있나? – 기업과 개인의 노력
AI 윤리는 추상적인 개념이 아닙니다. 기업들은 AI 윤리를 실제 운영에 통합하기 위해 다양한 노력을 기울이고 있습니다.

기업 거버넌스 모델:

내부 윤리 위원회: 마이크로소프트의 AETHER 위원회처럼, 기업 내부에 AI 윤리 전담 위원회를 두어 책임 있는 AI 개발 및 배포를 위한 지침을 제공합니다. 이는 AI 관련 위험을 체계적으로 식별하고 완화하는 데 효과적입니다.
외부 자문 위원회: 독립적인 전문가들로 구성된 외부 자문 위원회를 통해 객관적인 시각을 확보하기도 합니다. 다만, 기업의 비즈니스 우선순위와 충돌할 경우 어려움을 겪기도 합니다.
결합된 거버넌스: SAP처럼 내부 위원회와 외부 자문 위원회를 함께 운영하여 포괄적인 윤리 거버넌스 모델을 구축하는 경우도 있습니다.
실천적 도구 및 방법론:

IBM AI Fairness 360: 머신러닝 모델의 편향을 감지하고 완화하는 오픈 소스 툴킷입니다.
Deon: 데이터 과학 프로젝트에 윤리 체크리스트를 통합할 수 있도록 돕는 도구입니다.
모델 카드 (Model Cards): AI 모델의 특성, 사용 목적, 한계 등을 투명하게 문서화하여 책임성을 높이는 프레임워크입니다.
알고리즘 영향 평가 도구: AI 시스템의 잠재적 결과, 편향, 의도하지 않은 영향을 평가하는 데 도움을 줍니다.
산업별 실제 적용 사례:

소비재 (유니레버): AI 기반 설문지를 통해 새로운 AI 애플리케이션의 윤리적 위험 수준을 사전에 평가합니다.
금융 (스코샤뱅크): AI 위험 관리 정책과 데이터 윤리 팀을 운영하며, 자동화된 윤리 보조자를 활용하여 사용 사례를 검토합니다.
기술 (마이크로소프트, 구글): 제품 개발 단계부터 책임 있는 AI 원칙을 내재화하고, 콘텐츠 필터링, 사용량 제한, 감사 가능 도구 등을 구현합니다. 구글의 PAIR 이니셔티브는 인간 중심 AI 시스템 구축에 중점을 둡니다.
채용 및 인력 (아마존의 교훈): 아마존의 편향된 채용 도구가 여성 지원자를 차별하여 폐쇄된 사례는 AI 편향 감지 및 완화의 중요성을 보여주는 대표적인 교훈입니다.
이처럼 기업들은 AI 윤리를 단순한 구호가 아닌, 실제 제품과 서비스에 적용하고 위험을 관리하기 위한 구체적인 시스템과 도구를 구축하며 실천적인 역할을 수행하고 있습니다.

3. 국가별 AI 윤리 및 개발 전략: 'AI 주권'을 향한 다양한 길
AI 기술의 발전은 각국 정부가 'AI 주권'을 추구하게 만들고 있습니다. AI 주권은 국가가 데이터, 컴퓨팅 자원, 인재 등 AI 스택 전반에 걸쳐 지정학적 독립성과 자율성을 확보하려는 노력을 의미합니다. 이는 국가 안보, 경제 경쟁력, 데이터 거버넌스, 그리고 자국어 및 문화 보존과 밀접하게 연결됩니다.

하지만 AI 주권을 완전히 달성하는 것은 막대한 비용과 복잡한 글로벌 공급망 때문에 쉽지 않습니다. 이에 많은 국가들은 '선택적 주권'이나 '하이브리드 접근 방식'을 통해 자국의 상황에 맞는 전략을 모색하고 있습니다.

글로벌 주요 국가들의 움직임:
미국: 단일 연방 프레임워크보다는 주(州) 차원에서 AI 규제가 파편적으로 나타나는 특징을 보입니다. 몬태나주의 '컴퓨팅 권리' 법, 뉴욕주의 '자동화된 의사결정 도구' 정보 공개 의무, 일리노이주의 고용 분야 AI 차별 금지 등이 대표적입니다.
영국: AI 혁신 촉진과 윤리적 위험 해결의 균형을 맞추는 '혁신 친화적' 접근 방식을 취하며, 안전, 투명성, 공정성 등 5가지 분야별 원칙을 도입했습니다.
캐나다: '고급 생성형 AI 시스템의 책임 있는 개발 및 관리를 위한 자발적 행동 강령'을 통해 책임성, 안전, 공정성, 투명성, 인간 감독 등을 강조합니다.
독일: EU AI 법을 전적으로 지지하면서도, 2023년 AI 행동 계획을 통해 AI 연구 개발 자금 지원을 확대하고 대중 인식, 산업 협력, 인간 감독을 강조합니다.
4. 대한민국의 길: '내실 있는 주권'과 '모두를 위한 AI'
대한민국은 2025년 1월 21일 '인공지능 개발 및 신뢰 기반 조성에 관한 법률'(AI 기본법)을 공포하며 아시아 태평양 지역에서 최초로 포괄적인 AI 법률을 채택했습니다.

AI 기본법의 특징:

위험 기반 접근: '고위험' AI 시스템에 대한 특정 의무를 도입하여 인간의 생명, 안전, 기본권에 중대한 영향을 미칠 수 있는 시스템을 규제합니다.
투명성 의무: 생성형 AI 제공자에게 AI 활용 사실 및 AI 생성 콘텐츠임을 명시하도록 하는 투명성 의무를 부과합니다.
민간 부문 지원: AI 데이터 센터 지원, 학습 데이터 생성 및 접근 프로젝트, 중소기업 및 스타트업 혁신 촉진 등 민간 부문 AI 개발에 대한 상당한 공공 지원을 포함합니다.
온건한 집행: 위반 시 행정 벌금이 비교적 낮은 수준(약 3천만 원)으로 제한되어, 혁신을 억압하기보다 책임 있는 개발을 장려합니다.
독자적인 LLM 개발 노력:
국내 기업들은 GPT나 Gemini와 같은 해외 LLM에 대한 의존도를 줄이고 한국어에 최적화된 독자적인 LLM 개발에 박차를 가하고 있습니다.

KT의 Mi:dm: 1조 개 이상의 토큰으로 학습된 최대 2천억 개의 매개변수를 가진 LLM으로, '환각 현상'을 줄이는 데 성공하며 국내외 다양한 분야로 확장을 목표합니다.
네이버의 HyperCLOVA X: 한국어 중심의 추론 전문 모델로, GPT-4o-Search-Preview와 견줄 만한 성능을 보이며 '국내 주권 AI 생태계' 강화를 강조합니다.
카카오의 Kanana: 한국 최초의 멀티모달 AI 모델로, 텍스트, 음성, 이미지를 동시에 처리하며 한국어 및 영어 벤치마크에서 우수한 성능을 보였습니다.
LG AI 연구원의 EXAONE Deep: 오픈 소스 기반의 글로벌 추론 AI 모델로, 적은 매개변수로도 세계적 수준의 성능을 달성하며 효율성을 입증했습니다.
이러한 노력들은 한국이 단순히 AI 기술을 수용하는 것을 넘어, 한국의 언어, 문화, 사회적 맥락을 깊이 이해하는 AI를 개발하여 '모두를 위한 AI' 비전을 실현하려는 의지를 보여줍니다.

5. 일본의 전략: '경량 규제'와 글로벌 협력
일본은 AI 거버넌스에 대해 '경량 규제(light-touch)' 접근 방식을 채택하여 AI 혁신을 촉진하고 있습니다. 이는 치열한 글로벌 AI 경쟁과 '2025년 디지털 절벽'이라는 국내 경제적 당면 과제에 대한 전략적 대응입니다.

'경량 규제'의 동기: 과도한 규제보다는 기존 법적 틀 내에서 기업의 자발적인 위험 완화를 우선시하여 혁신 속도를 극대화하고 일본을 '가장 AI 친화적인 국가'로 만들려는 목표를 가집니다.
GENIAC 이니셔티브: 경제산업성(METI)의 생성형 AI 가속기 챌린지(GENIAC)는 AI를 통한 경제 성장과 사회 변혁을 목표로 합니다.
민간 부문 리더십 및 투자:
소프트뱅크와 OpenAI: 소프트뱅크는 OpenAI에 막대한 투자를 단행하고 '스타게이트 프로젝트'를 통해 OpenAI 전용 AI 인프라를 구축하는 등 글로벌 AI 리더와의 대규모 협력을 추진합니다.
기타 투자: KDDI, 샤프, 엔비디아가 오사카에 아시아 최대 AI 데이터 센터를 구축하고, 마이크로소프트도 일본 AI 역량 강화를 위해 대규모 투자를 계획하고 있습니다.
국가 LLM 개발: 일본 국립정보학연구소(NII)는 약 1,720억 개의 매개변수를 가진 LLM을 개발하여 일본어 벤치마크에서 GPT-3.5의 성능을 능가했으며, 이를 오픈 소스화하여 국내 역량을 강화하고 있습니다.
일본의 전략은 글로벌 선두 기업과의 협력을 통해 최신 기술을 빠르게 도입하면서도, 국내 기반 모델을 육성하여 장기적인 기술적 자율성을 확보하려는 균형 잡힌 접근 방식을 보여줍니다.

결론: AI 윤리, 함께 만들어가는 미래
AI 윤리는 더 이상 먼 미래의 이야기가 아닙니다. 개인의 작은 실천부터 기업의 책임 있는 개발, 그리고 국가의 전략적인 규제와 투자에 이르기까지, AI 윤리는 우리 사회의 중요한 구성 요소가 되고 있습니다.

한국과 일본은 각자의 강점과 우선순위에 따라 AI 윤리 및 개발 전략을 추진하며 글로벌 AI 경쟁 속에서 독자적인 길을 걷고 있습니다. 한국은 '내실 있는 주권'과 '모두를 위한 AI'를 목표로 국내 기업 주도의 LLM 개발과 선제적 규제를 통해 신뢰를 구축하고 있으며, 일본은 '경량 규제'와 글로벌 파트너십을 통해 혁신 속도를 높이면서도 장기적인 자율성을 위한 기반을 다지고 있습니다.

이러한 다양한 노력들은 AI가 인류에게 긍정적인 영향을 미치고, 궁극적으로 '사람 사는 세상'을 더욱 풍요롭게 만드는 기술로 발전할 수 있음을 보여줍니다. AI의 미래는 기술 자체의 발전뿐만 아니라, 우리가 어떤 윤리적 가치를 가지고 어떻게 협력하며 나아가느냐에 달려 있습니다.

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AI Ethics Beyond Principles: Building a Future of 'Responsible AI' by Individuals, Corporations, and Nations

AI Era: Ethics - A Necessity, Not an Option

Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, especially recent advancements in Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs), is transforming many aspects of our lives. However, this remarkable technological progress brings with it crucial ethical questions: 'How can AI be used safely, fairly, and transparently?' While AI ethics may have once been a somewhat abstract discussion, there is now a global emphasis on concrete, practical efforts that consider the actual societal impact of AI systems.

This shift is driven by increased regulatory enforcement from governments worldwide and growing demands for accountability from civil society. As powerful AI models rapidly proliferate, ethical issues such as algorithmic bias, the generation of misinformation, and privacy infringements are no longer concerns solely for experts, but have become critical challenges for us all.

This article explores how AI ethics is evolving from 'principles' to 'practice,' examining the specific initiatives taking place at the individual, corporate, and national levels. It also sheds light on the unique paths South Korea and Japan are forging to strengthen their independent AI capabilities.

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1. Why is AI Ethics Important? – The Dawn of Global Principles and Regulations

At the core of AI ethics are principles such as transparency, fairness, non-maleficence, accountability, and privacy. These principles must be considered at every stage of AI development to ensure that AI provides benefits to humans without causing harm.

Globally, the most notable AI regulation is the EU AI Act. Adopted in June 2024 and set for full implementation from 2026, this law categorizes AI systems by risk, prohibiting 'unacceptable risk' AI (e.g., social scoring systems, subliminal manipulation). 'High-risk' AI (e.g., in healthcare, education, law enforcement) faces stricter requirements. Generative AI like ChatGPT must also comply with transparency obligations, including explicitly stating that content is AI-generated and disclosing copyrighted data used for training.

Beyond the EU AI Act, various international guidelines, such as the OECD AI Principles and the Asilomar AI Principles, set universal standards for AI ethics. These collective efforts demonstrate a global consensus that AI must advance by respecting human-centric values, not merely through technological progress.

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2. Who is Practicing AI Ethics? – Efforts by Corporations and Individuals

AI ethics is not an abstract concept. Corporations are making diverse efforts to integrate AI ethics into their actual operations.

Corporate Governance Models:

• Internal Ethics Committees: Like Microsoft's AETHER committee, companies establish dedicated AI ethics committees to provide guidelines for responsible AI development and deployment. This is effective in systematically identifying and mitigating AI-related risks.
• External Advisory Boards: Some also secure objective perspectives through external advisory boards composed of independent experts. However, challenges can arise if these conflict with corporate business priorities.
• Combined Governance: Companies like SAP operate both internal and external advisory boards to establish a comprehensive ethical governance model.

Practical Tools and Methodologies:

• IBM AI Fairness 360: An open-source toolkit designed to detect and mitigate unwanted bias in machine learning models.
• Deon: A command-line tool that helps integrate an ethical checklist into data science projects from the outset.
• Model Cards: A framework for transparent documentation of AI model characteristics, intended use, and limitations, aiming to enhance accountability in AI development.
• Algorithmic Impact Assessment Tools: Aid in evaluating the potential consequences, biases, and unintended impacts of AI systems.

Real-world Application Cases by Industry:

• Consumer Goods (Unilever): Assesses the ethical risk level of new AI applications using AI-powered questionnaires pre-deployment.
• Finance (Scotiabank): Operates AI risk management policies and a dedicated data ethics team, utilizing automated ethical assistants for use case reviews.
• Technology (Microsoft, Google): Embeds responsible AI principles from the product development stage, implementing safeguards like content filtering, usage limits, and auditable tools. Google's PAIR initiative focuses on building human-centered AI systems.
• Recruitment and HR (Amazon's Lesson): Amazon's biased recruiting tool, which autonomously learned to discriminate against female applicants and was subsequently shut down, serves as a crucial lesson highlighting the importance of AI bias detection and mitigation.

As seen, companies are not merely paying lip service to AI ethics; they are building concrete systems and tools to apply ethical principles to actual products and services and manage risks, thereby playing a practical role.

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3. National AI Ethics and Development Strategies: Diverse Paths Toward 'AI Sovereignty'

The advancement of AI technology is prompting governments worldwide to pursue 'AI Sovereignty.' AI sovereignty refers to a nation's efforts to secure geopolitical independence and autonomy across the entire AI stack, including data, computing resources, and talent. This is closely linked to national security, economic competitiveness, data governance, and the preservation of native languages and cultures.

However, achieving full AI sovereignty is challenging due to immense costs and complex global supply chains. Consequently, many nations are exploring strategies tailored to their specific circumstances, opting for 'selective sovereignty' or 'hybrid approaches.'

Global Major Countries' Movements:

• United States: Characterized by fragmented AI regulations primarily at the state level rather than a single federal framework. Examples include Montana's 'Right to Compute' Act, New York's mandate for public disclosure of 'automated decision-making tools, ' and Illinois' prohibition of AI discrimination in employment.
• United Kingdom: Adopts an 'innovation-friendly' approach balancing AI innovation promotion with ethical risk mitigation, introducing five cross-sectoral principles: safety, transparency, fairness, accountability, and redress.
• Canada: Emphasizes accountability, safety, fairness, transparency, and human oversight through its 'Voluntary Code of Conduct on the Responsible Development and Management of Advanced Generative AI Systems.'
• Germany: While fully supporting the EU AI Act, Germany's 2023 AI Action Plan expands funding for AI R&D and emphasizes public awareness, industry collaboration, and human oversight.

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4. South Korea's Path: 'Substantial Sovereignty' and 'AI for All'

On January 21, 2025, South Korea officially promulgated the 'Act on the Development and Foundation of Trust in Artificial Intelligence' (AI Basic Act), becoming the first Asia-Pacific nation to adopt comprehensive AI legislation.

Key Features of the AI Basic Act:

• Risk-Based Approach: Introduces specific obligations for 'high-risk' AI systems that could significantly impact human life, safety, or fundamental rights.
• Transparency Obligations: Requires generative AI providers to inform users of AI use and explicitly state when content is AI-generated, especially if it is 'indistinguishable from reality.'
• Private Sector Support: Includes substantial public support for private sector AI development, such as AI data center support, learning data generation and access projects, and promoting innovation for SMEs and startups.
• Moderate Enforcement: Administrative fines for violations are relatively low (around 30 million KRW), characterizing a moderate enforcement approach designed to encourage responsible development rather than stifle innovation.

Independent LLM Development Efforts:

Domestic companies are striving to reduce reliance on foreign LLMs like GPT or Gemini by accelerating the development of proprietary LLMs optimized for the Korean language.

• KT's Mi:dm: An LLM with up to 200 billion parameters trained on over 1 trillion tokens, successfully reducing 'hallucination' phenomena and aiming for expansion into various domestic and international sectors.
• Naver's HyperCLOVA X: A Korean-centric specialized inference model that boasts performance comparable to global leaders like GPT-4o-Search-Preview, emphasizing the strengthening of a 'domestic sovereign AI ecosystem.'
• Kakao's Kanana: Korea's first multimodal AI model, capable of processing text, speech, and images simultaneously, demonstrating excellent performance in both Korean and English benchmarks.
• LG AI Research's EXAONE Deep: An open-source global inference AI model that has achieved world-class performance with relatively few parameters, proving its efficiency.

These efforts demonstrate South Korea's commitment not just to adopting AI technology, but to developing AI that deeply understands the Korean language, culture, and social context, thereby realizing its vision of 'AI for all.'

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5. Japan's Strategy: 'Light-Touch Regulation' and Global Collaboration

Japan has adopted a 'light-touch' regulatory approach to AI governance, prioritizing AI innovation by fostering voluntary risk mitigation within existing legal frameworks. This is a strategic response to fierce global AI competition and the domestic economic challenge of the '2025 Digital Cliff.'

Motivations for 'Light-Touch Regulation': Prioritizing innovation speed and aiming to make Japan the 'most AI-friendly nation' by favoring voluntary risk mitigation over excessive regulation. GENIAC Initiative: The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's (METI) Generative AI Accelerator Challenge (GENIAC) aims to leverage AI for economic growth and social transformation.

Private Sector Leadership and Investment:

• SoftBank and OpenAI: SoftBank has made substantial investments in OpenAI and is pursuing large-scale collaborations with global AI leaders, including building AI infrastructure exclusively for OpenAI through the 'Stargate Project.'
• Other Investments: KDDI, Sharp, and NVIDIA are collaborating to build Asia's largest AI data center in Osaka, and Microsoft also plans significant investments to boost Japan's AI capabilities.

National LLM Development: Japan's National Institute of Informatics (NII) has developed an LLM with approximately 172 billion parameters that outperforms GPT-3.5 in Japanese language benchmarks, making it open-source to enhance domestic capabilities.

Japan's strategy demonstrates a balanced approach: rapidly adopting cutting-edge technologies through collaboration with global leaders while nurturing domestic foundational models to secure long-term technological autonomy.

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Conclusion: AI Ethics, Building the Future Together

AI ethics is no longer a distant future topic. From small individual practices to responsible corporate development, and from national strategic regulation to investment, AI ethics is becoming a critical component of our society.

South Korea and Japan are pursuing distinct paths in AI ethics and development strategies based on their respective strengths and priorities within the global AI competition. South Korea aims for 'substantial sovereignty' and 'AI for all' through domestic enterprise-led LLM development and proactive regulation to build trust. In contrast, Japan prioritizes accelerating innovation through 'light-touch regulation' and global partnerships while laying the groundwork for long-term autonomy.

These diverse efforts demonstrate that AI can have a positive impact on humanity and ultimately evolve into a technology that enriches a 'human-centered world.' The future of AI depends not only on technological advancements but also on the ethical values we uphold and how we collaborate to move forward.

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