2023-09-28 21:17:14
Better understanding the specific implications that artificial intelligence (AI) has for Uruguay and the world, as well as the analysis and discussion of its possible regulations, were some of the topics addressed this Thursday during a forum that brought together experts in the field.
In this sense, the executive director of the Electronic Government and Information Society Agency of Uruguay (Agesic), Heber Paguas, highlighted during his participation the importance, beyond the technological process, on the eventual regulation to reach a ” safe environment” for AI.
“I think the good news is that, regulation or not, we’re not going to be able to stop technological advances. I think the bad news is that, regulation or not, I don’t think we’re going to be able to stop the bad things that are going to start.” to happen” he stated during his participation during the “Navigating artificial intelligence” forum.
Likewise, he stressed that “the challenge” is to see how societies around the world manage to adapt, adapt and educate themselves so that AI is a “safe environment” so that “it does not affect processes”, such as elections or from the human rights.
“It seems to me that technology cannot be regulated and I believe that, I am referring to AI technology, environments can be regulated,” he said.
For his part, Romanian MEP Dragoş Tudorache affirmed during his participation via video call from Brussels the importance of politicians “looking to the future” since AI is one of the technologies that should be given importance.
“The reality is that AI came to change the landscape on a political, economic and social level due to its power of impact,” he said.
Likewise, he explained the different proposals that are being analyzed by the European Parliament so that the possible regulation of this technology is done in layers and not transversally.
“In fact, we estimate that even if we advance in regulation, there will be 85% to 90% that will not be,” he noted.
For his part, the deputy for the ruling National Party of Uruguay Rodrigo Goñi assured that AI has “wonderful things” although from his position as a politician “they have the obligation” that States and Governments have to give AI the possibility within the regulatory framework.
“It is necessary to regulate, why, to protect rights, neither more nor less, to protect fundamental human rights and, above all, freedom and privacy,” he said.
In the opinion of the Uruguayan deputy, if “freedom continues to be delegated to AI” humanity “will end up surrendering its own freedom of thought” to this technology.
This meeting was organized by the Center for Economic Studies together with the delegation of the European Union in Uruguay.
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