Do politicians in your country already talk about AI?

Submitted by ItsPepejo t3_125zn4f in singularity

How is the conversation in your country's politics about artificial intelligence and its possible effects on the population in the short, medium, and long term? From the jobs that will disappear to the possible changes in education that will be necessary and the improvements in healthcare that will be possible... Is there a debate among politicians in your country?

Here in Brazil, the main topic yesterday was a congressman calling another something like "little sucker," and the back-and-forth jabs that followed. It seems like we are in the Stone Age.

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SkyeandJett t1_je6sffa wrote

Our politicians are worried about regulating women's bodies and trans persons, oh and book burning. But I'm sure it'll be fine. Surely they'll all come together and institute a robust social safety net when a quarter of the country is unemployed. Hopefully /s isn't needed here...

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SunSmashMaciej t1_je6ssil wrote

The Canadian government has some interesting directives and initiatives in terms of using AI to automate decision making in the government.

Directive on Automated Decision Making: https://www.tbs-sct.canada.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=32592

Responsible use of artificial intelligence: https://www.canada.ca/en/government/system/digital-government/digital-government-innovations/responsible-use-ai.html

Algorithmic Impact Assessment Tool: https://www.canada.ca/en/government/system/digital-government/digital-government-innovations/responsible-use-ai/algorithmic-impact-assessment.html

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xott t1_je747l7 wrote

New Zealand has had no big conversations about ai since introduction of ChatGPT.

Previously it looked like we were moving well, with a Digital Strategy and an Algorithm Charter.

They weren't great initiatives, being mostly well intentioned and aimed at XAI/accountability and preventing harm or bias against our citizens.

The biggest citizen group is called NZ AI forum. I don't like them very much as they come across as real pearl-clutchers, but at least they're promoting conversation.

There's been such a great advance in the last 6 months that the AI landscape has entirely changed. Like most countries, our government looks like it will end up being reactive instead of proactive.

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D_Ethan_Bones t1_je79wav wrote

Donald Trump is absolutely going to campaign on AI, and if Joe Biden is nominated for reelection then nobody is going to take him seriously on it. Donald Trump will be able to bring whatever running mate he wants, he could bring Elon or Bezos with an army of robots.

If Ron DeSantis gets in the ring he will probably have his own AI-heavy platform as well as competing with Trump fiercely for rightwing cred. Trump as well as any other Republican candidate would be able to bring some Silicon Valley nerd along as running mate, it's going to be awkward to see the back and forth posturing between both parties but I'm absolutely expecting AI to be a hot topic by late March of next year. (Around the time election-talk starts chasing you down even if you try to avoid it.) Then the average American decides who gets to appoint the next cabinet. If folks from Metricland think that's scary then remember we also elect congress and the president also appoints supreme court justices justices.

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UnknownAunt t1_je7kh69 wrote

Half of the politicians in the US don't even know how WIFI works. WE ARE SCREWED!

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barbariell t1_je7nqa5 wrote

I am betting in my home country (Bulgaria) the last thing politicians talk about is AI. I will upload my brain on a cloud and share it with facebook if i even see a news article about ai and the government in the next 3 months. remind me! 3 months

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little_lamb_chop t1_je7y689 wrote

No not here, most of them are just hyperfixated on abusing transgender people or watching fascism take hold and doing nothing about it.

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Altruistic_Angle2302 t1_je7zsws wrote

Interesting. There are other Brazilians in this sub. I watch this sub every day. It feels like we're living in a movie, now with that stop AI progress shit. And the people of our country calling that guy a "chupetinha" was the most talked about news yesterday.

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Vohzro t1_je870ok wrote

In Singapore, the civil service is doing a trial for chatgpt, and preparing to implement it for all of civil and public service.

https://www.straitstimes.com/tech/civil-servants-to-soon-use-chatgpt-to-help-with-research-speech-writing

Students and teachers in Singapore schools will learn to use chatgpt and ai tools.

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/students-teachers-will-learn-to-properly-use-tools-like-chatgpt-chan-chun-sing

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zeychelles t1_je88jjh wrote

Kinda? Our government is discussing it primarily to help citizens sort out taxes easily but particularly about policies about it.

https://www.actuia.com/english/morocco-towards-the-implementation-of-a-national-policy-dedicated-to-ai-to-accelerate-digital-transformation/

They’re also trying to follow UNESCO’s suggestions about the implementation of AI.

https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2022/03/347908/morocco-unesco-pledge-to-strengthen-artificial-intelligence-ethics

It’s important to note that we’re an African country, so it’s interesting to see that they’re talking about it at all.

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YaAbsolyutnoNikto t1_je8x5y8 wrote

Replying to barbariell (#2,467,041)

Well, it’s the EU that has the job of regulating it, not the Bulgarian government, so it kind of makes sense.

At the EU level, there’s the EU Artificial Intelligence Act being proposed. We’re the only ones actively doing shit about AI, just like with GDPR.

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errllu t1_je93ms6 wrote

Yup, we are building AI controled army pretty official in Poland. Since ruskie has more mobiks, gotta improvise ey

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Azuladagio t1_je9jxsa wrote

You can forget about that in Germany. Those cringey old boomers don't even understand the Internet. How could they possibly understand AI?

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bigbeautifulsquare t1_je9y0on wrote

In the U.S, absolutely not. It's still mostly pointless rambles from one side targeting the other. It's unlikely that there will be more discourse until it really starts to infiltrate their lives, in which case there will likely be more panic than meaningful discourse.

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MagnumTAreddit t1_jeb58pr wrote

It happens in America but it’s super niche and rarely covered by the press. I think it’s less a matter of politicians not talking about it than other issues being more urgent to voters, for better and for worse.

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