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Wissing at the security summit: Focus on the opportunities of AI
British Technology Minister Michelle Donelan (r) welcomes Volker Wissing (FDP), Minister for Digital and Transport, at the AI security summit. photo
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How can you ensure security with the rapid development of artificial intelligence? A high-level conference in England is focusing on this question.
The impact of AI on Germany’s international competitiveness will be so great that it cannot afford not to be at the forefront, Wissing added to journalists at the summit. Regulation, where necessary, must be coordinated internationally. However, there should not be a “competition for the strictest regulation” because that would lead to massive economic disadvantages.
The conference in Milton Keynes, England, which was attended on Wednesday by representatives of almost 30 countries, including China, as well as large technology companies, is seen as an early step towards international agreement on the regulation of the rapidly developing sector. However, there are also efforts to set standards within the G7 states as well as in the USA and the EU.
On Thursday, in addition to British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens), EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen and US Vice President Kamala Harris also want to take part in the summit in England. Tech billionaire Elon Musk, who arrived at the conference on Wednesday, warned that AI poses one of the greatest threats to humanity.
But Harris, speaking at the U.S. Embassy in London on Wednesday, urged keeping an eye on the full spectrum of risks posed by AI, not just the potential threat from cyberattacks or biological weapons. As examples, she cited seniors losing their health insurance due to faulty AI algorithms or people being blackmailed with deepfake pornography or being falsely imprisoned due to AI facial recognition.