Greek Prime Minister Kryiakos Mitsotakis introduced the institution of an advisory committee to create a nationwide technique for synthetic intelligence (AI) in Greece on Oct. 19.
The Greek authorities mentioned the “exponential tempo” of AI growth has created the need for an advisory committee underneath the nation’s prime minister. The article of the committee is to arrange Greece for the developments and functions of the know-how.
Mitsotakis commented on the institution of the fee, saying the reception of the know-how have to be organized earlier than it turns into a each day actuality. “This isn’t concerning the future however the current,” he mentioned.
The fee might be led by Constantinos Daskalakis, a professor of pc science at MIT, and has professionals in associated fields akin to know-how, ethics, legislation and science. It additionally consists of Greek researchers and scientists, part of the diaspora dwelling exterior of Greece.
Daskalakis commented on the initiative, saying:
“We can even work in a coordinated method in order that Greece could be a member of the worldwide initiatives for Synthetic Intelligence which are being developed throughout the framework of the Worldwide Group of Synthetic Intelligence.”
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A central element of the advisory committee can even be formulating coverage suggestions and creating pointers for a long-term nationwide technique.
Based on the announcement, the AI technique will embrace contemplating its influence on the financial system and society, bettering productiveness, growing innovation and strengthening native infrastructure, amongst different issues.
Greece is among the many 27 member states of the European Union that will be topic to the EU’s forthcoming EU AI Act.
Earlier in October, EU officers introduced that they’re contemplating even extra restrictive rules for giant AI fashions akin to OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Meta’s Llama 2.
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