Secretary of Public Innovation to the Prime Minister of the State, Michaela Sanchez Malcolmsuch as Argentina in Artificial Intelligence Ethics Forum And in Summit of Ministers and High Authorities of Latin America and the Caribbean on Artificial Intelligence. Meetings were organized between United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the Inter-American Development Bank for Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF), and the Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation of Chile.
The goal of the conference, which was held on October 23 and 24 in Santiago de Chile, was: Deepen the dialogue on the development and deployment of artificial intelligence in the region, reflecting the needs and interests of Latin America and the Caribbean.. On the other hand, agreeing to create a working group led by Chile with the aim of forming a state Intergovernmental Council on Artificial Intelligence for Latin America and the CaribbeanThis is within the framework of the UNESCO recommendation on the ethics of artificial intelligence, which aims to strengthen regional capabilities in this regard.
At a meeting of ministers and high authorities on AI issues, Sánchez Malcolm urged to take into account the following:
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Implementation A The approach relates specifically to Latin America and the CaribbeanTaking into account local contexts.
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keep your A humane approach par excellenceAbout personality and human biases in all the developments that are promoted and in the analyzes that are performed.
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confirm that Evolutionary character What is done is allowed Ensuring continuity and development.
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Insurance A Gender approaches to working on gender biases and gaps Which leads to a lack of representation of women and diversity in AI algorithms.
“The moral is politicalThat is why the prominent intergovernmental nature here is key. “These ethics are built on the positions and discussions that occur within the framework of policy building,” the Minister of Public Innovation noted.
The day before, Sanchez Malcolm was part of “Roundtable of Leading AI Authorities: Government Capacities and Best Practices in AI Public Policy” Which was held at the Artificial Intelligence Ethics Forum. “The Argentine government has been working on solving problems related to artificial intelligence for several years,” he said there. “We were one of the first countries to adopt UNESCO recommendations, based on a review conducted in the various organizations that are part of the country.”
In this regard, he pointed out that in addition, the Sadowski Foundation – which relies on the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation – has developed a practical guide for the application of data science and artificial intelligence by countries; “In addition, from the Minister of Public Innovation, we issue a ruling containing recommendations for the use and implementation of artificial intelligence within the country, which takes into account the values proposed by UNESCO and which have absolute centrality in the development of interdisciplinarity,” he added. People-centred teams and a cross-gender perspective for all the applications we make.
One of the other themes that Sanchez Malcolm mentioned is formation Ministerial agenda for artificial intelligence, based on an administrative decision that incidentally includes the entire national state. Finally, he noted: “We have to work to create cooperation in Latin America regarding data sovereignty and the seizure of this information, which is also absolutely linked to the economic focus that artificial intelligence represents, and not just in terms of the companies that move it forward.” But also how this data is processed in peripheral countries.
Along with Sánchez Malcolm, Chile’s Minister of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation was part of the panel, Aisne Etchevery; Secretary of Innovation in the Presidency of El Salvador, Daniel Mendez; Secretary General of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers of Peru, Oscar Gomez; Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation of Colombia, Yesenia Supreme; Undersecretary for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico, Joel Garcia Hernandez; Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation of Costa Rica, Orlando Vega Quesada; Executive Director of the Agency for E-Government, Information Society and Knowledge (AGESIC) of Uruguay, Hibert Bagoas.
