Lula previews Brazil’s 1st Artificial Intelligence Plan in Brasília

2024-07-30 23:31:50

During the event, Lula indicated that the development of national technology is an important milestone in the country’s history

WILTON JUNIOR/ESTADÓ CONTÚDO The objectives of the plan are to promote national technological development

President of the Republic Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) This Tuesday (30) a preview of Brazil’s 1st Artificial Intelligence Plan (PBIA). The program, commissioned by Lula in March this year, was delivered during the opening ceremony of the 5th National Conference on Science, Technology and Innovation, held in Brazil. The purpose of the event, which consists of three days of programs, is to define government actions in the science and technology sector and, above all, to build a new National Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy to be implemented by 2030. The project was approved by the National Council of Science and Technology (CCT) this Monday (29). The delivery of the project brought euphoria to the president. In his speech, Lula pointed out that the event is important for the history of the country, saying that there is a delivery of documents about it artificial intelligence “It is a milestone for Brazil that Brazilian scientists thought.

According to Lula, next week, the plan will be presented at a ministerial meeting. Based on the officers’ discussion, the project may have a more defined direction. According to the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI), the objectives of the plan are to promote national technological development and promote Brazil’s “world leadership” in the field of Artificial Intelligence. Based on five core premises, the project emphasizes, first, “AI Infrastructure and Development”; then, “Diffusion, Training and Capacity Building”; after that, other topics are added, such as “AI for Improving Public Services”, “AI for Business Innovation” and “Support for the AI ​​Regulatory and Governance Process”.

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There will be a high investment for the development of the technology. The action plan provides that R$23.03 billion will be invested in activities in the sector, including all additional measures related to the project, between the years 2024-28. The plan gives several sources of it funded, including the National Fund for Scientific and Technological Development and investments from the private sector. “Deep down, it is human intelligence that can be perfected, because [a IA] nothing more than the ability to collect all the data and we have the ‘big techs’ who do this without asking for a license, without paying taxes and still charging money and getting rich because of things they shouldn’t to reveal his revelation”, added Lula. At the Conference, the president of the Senate, Rodrigo Pacheco (PSD-MG) presented a project to regulate artificial intelligence in the country. The text is under analysis by the temporary committee for artificial intelligence. Senator Eduardo Gomes (PL-TO) is the rapporteur.

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