2023-10-02 23:56:26
The event was organized by the Scientific Office of Legislative Advice (OCAL) of the Honorable Chamber of Deputies of the Nation (HCDN) and summoned national deputies together with references from the academic, scientific and technological sector to analyze the opportunities and challenges opened by the Artificial intelligence and that should be considered in a possible regulation in this regard.
In line with its mission to identify future scenarios to prepare the country legislatively, OCAL held the conference “Artificial Intelligence, challenges and opportunities for its legislation”a strategic theme that is introducing disruptive socio-technological changes and possibilities that are not yet fully known.
The activity took place in the White Room of the Lower House and counted on the presence of national deputies Danya Tavela, Ramiro Gutiérrez and Germán Martínez; the Director General of OCAL, Dr. Claudio Fernandez Outton; and specialists from the academic, scientific and technological field.
On this occasion, Drs. Margarita Martínez (UBA), Luciana Ferrer (UBA-CONICET), Victoria Dumas (SADOSKY FOUNDATION), Laura Alonso Alemany (UNC), and Mgtr. Débora Marhaba (UBA), together with Drs. Hernán Borisonik (UNSAM-CONICET), Mariano Zukerfeld (CONICET- e-TCS -Umai), Pablo Ciccolella (UBA), Ezequiel Álvarez (UNSAM-CONICET), Sebastián Novomisky (UNLP), Sergio Lew (UBA), Javier Blanco (UNC ) and Rodrigo Díaz (UNSAM-CONICET).
The meeting revealed that Artificial Intelligence is giving way to a new era with challenges that also challenge the parliamentary sphere. In this regard, Dr. Daniela Gutierrez, member of the OCAL Academic Scientific Council and moderator of the activity, said: “We opened a debate on the possible governance of AI, a technological wave where the status of nation states is in question”.
During the exchange, reflections were presented on the socio-productive and educational impacts of Artificial Intelligence, projections, evaluation systems, possibilities of national technical development, ethical and legal aspects, data management, communication, transparency and accessibility.
The contributions of specialists on AI
The specialists stressed that it is a field in continuous updatewith applications ranging from the generation of automatic speech and the creation of works of art to the production of autonomous vehicles, disease detection and endless uses in the scientific field and everyday life.
However, just as it enables great benefits, it also poses uncertainties regarding its limits and a series of conflicts, related -for example- to intellectual property, digital and gender gaps, exacerbation of inequalities, harmful biases, discrimination and displacement of workers. In this direction, a complex framework was put on stage where one of the great challenges points to how to promote the appropriate use of these new tools, respecting people’s freedoms and protecting their rights without slowing down innovation.
The environmental dimension was also present at the conference, through observations that showed the high energy consumption required by the development of these technologies. “We are in the presence of a new environmental change, a techno-human change,” defined Dr. Claudia Tomadoni, another member of the OCAL Scientific Academic Council.
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In agreement with her colleagues, Dr. Victoria Dumas (SADOSKY FOUNDATION) highlighted the “urgency of regulation on AI due to its labor impacts”, one of the main concerns that arose in the debate along with the time lag that exists between the evolution of technology and the pace of legislative processes.
It was also concluded that a single regulatory tool will not be sufficient to address all aspects of the issue, while the creation of a national software company to take advantage of the country’s capabilities and promote technological sovereignty.
“AI offers us great opportunities, but it must be safe and generate trust, which is achieved through regulation in context,” considered Dr. Laura Alonso Alemany (UNC), while Dr. Pablo Ciccolella (UBA) added: “It is not regarding demonizing, but regarding regulating”. In this sense, the need to “legislate, promote and plan to democratize” was emphasized.
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For her part, National Representative Danya Tavela -vice president of the Science, Technology and Innovation Commission of the HCDN- highlighted that “Artificial Intelligence is causing important disruptions in all areas of our social and private life” and that “this demands by governments and those of us who have legislative responsibilities to rise to the occasionpromoting what is right and preventing risks.”
Likewise, National Representative Ramiro Gutiérrez –president of the Internal Security Commission of the HCDN- said: “Artificial Intelligence was born seven months ago. He caught up with us suddenly and changes second by second. What or who will be the owner of the data? Hopefully we can anticipate that concern that motivates us to think and give speed to this house that already has to begin to regulate something that is totalizing for our lives.”
Finally, National Deputy Germán Martínez made reference to the recent creation of the Interministerial Table of Artificial Intelligence – which operates under the orbit of the Head of the Cabinet of Ministers in coordination with the Secretariat of Strategic Affairs -, another expression of the value that theme within the Argentine agenda, as made visible by OCAL in this historic day of dialogue.
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