AI must empower, not exclude, says National Planning Commission chief

AI must empower, not exclude, says National Planning Commission chief

The director general of the National Planning Commission (NPC), Kaire Mbuende, has asked policymakers to ensure artificial intelligence (AI) serves as a tool for empowerment rather than exclusion. Speaking during the Bank of Namibia’s annual report launch on Monday, Mbuende said as AI is transforming industries across the globe, there are growing concerns about the risks it poses, particularly for vulnerable workers and sectors. Therefore, polic…

Hugo Rodríguez Reséndiz, researcher at the UAQ, said that in Mexico there is no 100 percent regulation of AI, because it has not been a priority in the legislative agenda Since 2018, the world has been concerned about having a regulation of Artificial Intelligence (IA) and it was the European Union that carried out normative efforts in this area, which laid the foundations for the creation of a specific law. However, in 2021, the United Nations …