Being on the forefront of the worldwide dialogue amid its fast growth, the impacts of synthetic intelligence (AI) are broadly promising. Still, the know-how additionally brings about a number of considerations relating to the way it’s used, in accordance with specialists within the subject.
The growth of synthetic intelligence “transforms every aspect of our lives,” mentioned a founding father of an AI affiliation based mostly within the Turkish capital Ankara in an unique interview with Daily Sabah, highlighting some key determinants and pointing to the necessity for collaboration on the worldwide degree.
“It is evident that AI holds great potential for countries. We know that AI will create an economic volume of approximately $15.7 trillion by 2030. So far, Türkiye has seven unicorn brands. To create more unicorns and strengthen the Turkish economy, we need AI entrepreneurs,” mentioned Zafer Küçükşabanoğlu, founder and chairperson of Artificial Intelligence Policies Association (AIPA).
“Moreover, since AI is a topic that transforms and concerns not just one country but the entire world, increasing international collaborations in the AI ecosystem is very valuable. Just as many countries collaborate on climate issues, collaborations on AI should increase, and the whole world should work together more,” he added.
For Tülay Kalyon Haznedaroğlu, a broadcast journalist, “AI is responsible for shaping the future and influencing everything that happens in it.”
But, it additionally “lacks moral obligation and responsibility.” “Despite this, it undeniably has significant impacts, both positive and negative.”
“AI has revolutionized the business world and work life. Although we haven’t yet seen dramatic effects on the economy, such changes are imminent.”
“So, it is crucial for businesses and governments to learn how to adapt to these changes. Ultimately, AI is neither inherently good nor bad; it is a tool that can be used for both beneficial and harmful purposes, depending on its development and use,” she underscored.
Some of the unfavorable results of AI for Küçükşabanoğlu embrace deep fakes (spreading disinformation), damaging privateness and resulting in occasions equivalent to espionage or blackmail.
He additional quoted the well-known physicist Stephen Hawking who mentioned: “The rise of powerful AI will be either the best or the worst thing ever to happen to humanity. We do not know which.”
Interestingly, he additionally linked the AI to Swiss Army Knives, saying that each can “provide efficiency, solve problems, are versatile, but both carry risks.”
Reflecting on the quick development of know-how, Küçükşabanoğlu argued that it’s “no longer possible to see AI as the technology of the future,” however quite of current, touching upon decisive steps totally different establishments in Türkiye have been taking on this route, notably within the final 5 years.
He famous these steps have been “very valuable,” however evaluating them to steps taken by different developed international locations the place “significant coordination” might be noticed, he underscored the necessity to work in a extra coordinated method to boost Türkiye’s place.
“If we want to elevate our country from the second league to the first league in AI, we need to work more coordinately,” he mentioned.
“Especially since our country has the goal of entering the top 10 economies in the world. To achieve this goal, we need to contribute more to the entrepreneurship ecosystem and pave the way for our young entrepreneurs,” he added.
Küçükşabanoğlu, nonetheless, touched upon a number of the main steps Türkiye has undertaken lately together with the rolling out of the “National AI Strategy Document,” and most just lately the efforts of Foreign and Industry and Technology Ministries.
“In recent years, many of our institutions, especially the Presidency’s Digital Transformation Office and the Ministry of Industry and Technology, along with TÜBITAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye) affiliated with the ministry, have been doing their best to contribute to the AI ecosystem,” he famous.
Moreover, he recalled the “National AI Strategy Document” was introduced in 2021, which he mentioned marked “a significant step” for the nation’s AI ecosystem and mentioned the targets and objectives decided have been as much as 2025.
“Now, we need to set more comprehensive and long-term goals,” he urged.
Kalyon Haznedaroğlu equally underscored the significance of launching the nationwide AI technique, whereas additionally drawing consideration to the actual fact the nation has a “solid road map,” along with its quite a few technoparks, that help “entrepreneurs with their know-how and support them on their path to success.”
“Turkish entrepreneurs receive strong support from the government through well-designed institutions, marking significant steps in this area. Turkiye has a solid artificial intelligence road map, supported by its technoparks, government institutions, private sector and entrepreneurs,” she mentioned.
“Financially, banks offer excellent loans to startups, and the government, especially through the Presidency’s Digital Transformation Office and the Ministry of Industry and Technology, provides substantial support.”
Additionally, Küçükşabanoğlu, mentioned the National Security Council’s (MGK) choice in June to emphasise AI, the institution of the General Directorate of Science and Technology Policies prioritizing AI by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the rise in TÜBITAK’s AI incentives are “other important steps for the AI ecosystem.”
Young inhabitants
For the AIPA head, the most important asset Türkiye has in AI is “its approximately 27 million young population aged 0-21 who live in these lands with excitement and curiosity.”
If making ready the bottom for them and “converting their curiosity” about AI extra into data, Türkiye can enter the highest 10 international locations in AI rankings, in accordance with Küçükşabanoğlu.
As a part of his remarks, he additionally cited Türkiye ranked 53rd within the Oxford Insight’s “Government AI Readiness Index,” which incorporates parameters like human assets, infrastructure, and imaginative and prescient in 2021. The nation, nonetheless, has elevated its rating to forty ninth in 2022 and forty seventh in 2023, he mentioned.
While, schooling, agriculture and well being care are a number of the fields the place AI know-how carries many benefits, Küçükşabanoğlu additionally introduced his imaginative and prescient of how Türkiye may benefit from this rising tech, notably in schooling.
“Recent developments, including ChatGPT, show us that education is one of the fields most transformed by AI. As a country, we cannot lag in these changes and transformations. The stronger we make our education system in our AI journey, the better we prepare our youth for the new world.”
Increasing the variety of skilled personnel in AI and prioritizing synthetic intelligence in schooling are wanted to “prevent our society from experiencing job losses and to catch new job opportunities,” he mentioned.
“As AIPA, we have frequently highlighted our proposals since our establishment. We urgently want to establish AI high schools and especially a graduate-level AI University in Türkiye. We even want it to be named after Prof. Dr. Cahit Arf, one of the founders of TÜBİTAK who made the first studies on AI in Türkiye,” he defined.
Furthermore, he envisaged that “establishing the world’s second AI University in Türkiye, an ambitious country, would be very fitting.”
Notably, earlier this month the Education Ministry, which has introduced steps to incorporate AI within the curriculum, printed a handbook dubbed “Artificial Intelligence Tools Used in Education: Teacher Handbook” to information schooling stakeholders concerning the potential of AI and the way AI instruments can be utilized in several subject together with maths, science and biology.
Gap in know-how
Both Kalyon Haznedaroğlu and Küçükşabanoğlu argued that AI as know-how shouldn’t be evenly distributed throughout the globe.
“New technology is never evenly distributed. It eventually spreads across the population when production costs, and subsequently purchase costs, decrease to an affordable level for the majority … But, computers are still hard to get hold of for some, and internet and mobile coverage remains limited in certain parts of the world,” mentioned Kalyon Haznedaroğlu.
“When parts of the world population still lack access to the latest technology and connectivity, I don’t believe that AI technology will be well-understood or widely and evenly distributed across the globe,” she famous.
For his half, Küçükşabanoğlu mentioned, “When we evaluate investments in AI technologies, infrastructure, vision, human resources, and many other aspects, it is clear that there is a gap between developed and developing countries.”
“We can say that countries like the U.S., China, the U.K., Singapore and the UAE have taken fundamental, stable, and economy-focused steps in AI.” He cited as an example the institution of an AI Office by the U.Ok. and the Ministry of AI by the UAE.
“To be honest, while most developing countries still view AI as a sensational topic, developed countries see AI as a strategic necessity and are preparing their countries and societies for the AI era,” he assessed.
“We must remember that in today’s world, the stronger your knowledge, human resources and infrastructure in AI, the louder your voice will be globally.”
Kalyon Haznedaroğlu, as a part of her remarks additionally touched upon a latest report by the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce Strategic Research Center (ITOSAM) exhibiting that the variety of firms in Turkiye growing synthetic intelligence merchandise has elevated to 1,195 this yr.
She mentioned a number of the high sectors using AI are info know-how and providers, software program growth, media, schooling, well being care, business consulting and providers, and industrial automation, amongst others.
“Turkiye ranks 18th globally with 22,735 robots, while China leads with 1,501,000 industrial robots. The private sector and Turkish people are effectively using this technology,” she famous.
Answering the query of how particular person approaches can expedite the AI dialogue and growth, Kalyon Haznedaroğlu mentioned she works on a TV present specializing in AI, writing on varied areas the place AI might be utilized, from human psychology to weapons of struggle, along with a private platform for entrepreneurs and startup firms to advertise their revolutionary concepts to Türkiye and the world.
AI Diplomacy
Küçükşabanoğlu for his half underscored the idea of “AI Diplomacy,” which was launched by AIPA to world literature in latest months.
“Just as the development of artificial intelligence transforms every aspect of our lives, it has also transformed diplomacy, bringing a new perspective to this concept,” he mentioned.
“It is clear that artificial intelligence is now at the center of all topics concerning diplomacy, including security and defense, energy, economy and migration,” he added.
“Our long-term examinations show that many countries, particularly G-20 nations, have made artificial intelligence a primary agenda item in their diplomatic contacts, and many countries have established strategic partnerships regarding artificial intelligence,” he defined.
“In today’s world, a strong AI knowledge base is required for a strong foreign policy.”
“As Türkiye’s first civil society organization established in the field of artificial intelligence, we are proud to have introduced a new concept to the world literature with the slogan ‘new world, new diplomacy,'” he famous.
“At this time when we have entered the age of artificial intelligence, our aim with the ‘AI Diplomacy’ brand is not only to bring together international relations professionals in our country but also worldwide, to discuss how artificial intelligence is used in international relations and diplomatic processes and its effects,” mentioned AIPA head.
He concluded by saying their purpose is to contribute each to Türkiye and international diplomacy.
Source: www.dailysabah.com