The Brazilian government has taken another step towards the creation of public policies around artificial intelligence (AI).
A national AI strategy will be created as a response to the worldwide race for leadership in the field and the need to discuss the future of work, education, tax, research and development as well as ethics as the application of related technologies becomes more pervasive.
A public consultation has been launched to gather input around how AI can solve the country’s main issues, identify priority areas of focus for the development and use of the technologies, as well as limits for it.
According to the summary on the purpose of the consultation, which ends on January 31, 2020, the government understands that AI can bring improvements to the country’s competitiveness and productivity, as well as the provision of public services, quality of life and to reduce social inequality in the southern hemisphere’s biggest economy.
Brazil adheres to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)’s human-centred AI Principles, which provide for recommendations around areas such as transparency and explainability.
Regarding to Artificial Intelligence for Government, Michael Dukakis Institute for Leadership and Innovation (MDI) established AI World Society (AIWS) to design Government AIWS Ethics and Practices Index for tracking the AI government activities in terms of transparency, regulation, promotion and implementation for constructive use of AI.
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