Experts in information technology and political economy explain to “Sky News Arabia” how this race will be one of the battlefields of “global domination” between the United States and China, along with the race in the electronic chip industry, and how Europe can balance in its laws the rules for controlling artificial intelligence. giving investors the chance to innovate; In order not to lose its technological position.
After the European Parliament approved, in June, draft rules requiring artificial intelligence applications such as ChatGBT to disclose the content they produce, 160 executives of major companies, including Renault and Meta, rejected in an open letter. This legislation, believing that it may push innovative companies and investors out of Europe.
“Justified” fears.. But!
Anas Al-Najdawi, an expert in information technology and artificial intelligence, agrees with investors’ concerns that laws may limit the development process, but at the same time he sees it as a necessity due to artificial intelligence errors, and to determine who is “to blame and responsible” for errors.
To achieve a balance between the ethical aspect and the continuation of development, Al-Jeddawi calls for “a global agreement on ethics for the governance of artificial intelligence, in cooperation between his companies and specialized experts, universities, governments and civil society in developing legislation, provided that it is flexible to adapt to the developments of this technology, and so that companies do not flee from investment.” In which”.
Likewise, “artificial intelligence systems must be designed to be safe, ethical, and easy to audit.”
In turn, the communications and information technology expert, Salloum Al-Dahdah, believes that the proposed European laws limit technological development and threaten investment in the continent, but he also agrees that “the great powers do not want to find machines controlling human lives, and therefore we must cooperate in developing legislation that achieves balance.”
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This heated debate about a balancing act between developing artificial intelligence and controlling it morally, its effects extend to the circle of the international struggle for hegemony in the world between the major powers, especially the United States, China and the European Union.
Abu Bakr al-Deeb, a researcher in political economy, explains that the strict censorship in the draft European law could push companies with a strong sense of innovation to transfer their activities abroad, and it is likely that the year 2024 will witness the migration of artificial intelligence companies from Europe to America and China.
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China currently controls more than half of the AI startups, which are worth about $1 billion or more, according to El Deeb.
Beijing seeks to excel in the development of artificial intelligence technology as part of its “Fourth Industrial Revolution” program to catch up with Washington in this field and in the field of electronic chips.
Al-Deeb believes that although the United States is on the throne of artificial intelligence, with investments that are twice as high as those in China, amounting to $ 26.6 billion, compared to an investment of only $ 4 billion in China, Beijing is determined to occupy an advanced position, helped by its possession of a strong Internet sector, and a consumer market that is The largest in the world.
Accordingly, it is expected that the migration of technology companies to the United States and China will be, especially since what threatens Europe’s lagging behind in the field of artificial intelligence is its weak tax incentives for research, and the lack of expansion in research institutes working in this field.
The United States comes in the list of countries interested in artificial intelligence technologies, followed by China, and then the European Union. This means that attracting technology companies that may flee from Europe will be “a new episode in the series of technological conflict between Washington and Beijing,” as the political economy researcher puts it.
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