ITALY HAS A COMMISSION TO STUDY THE IMPACT OF AI ON THE PUBLISHING FIELD
The government of Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni has set up a commission to study the effects of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the publishing and information sector. It has been named the Algorithms Commission.
This team will have the task of assessing the risks and opportunities that the application of AI may have on the publishing market and journalism, as reported by Italy 24 media. It will have to analyze in depth the use, development and repercussions of AI. The group will have already started its work as of Tuesday, October 24, 2023.
It has been officially reported that the committee is composed of “experts and university professors who will study the impact of this technology on the world of journalism and information.”
The formation of the Committee, however, has not been without controversy. Especially because the person appointed as its leader is Giuliano Amato, an 85-year-old constitutionalist, who has left his job as president of the Constitutional Court to devote himself now to the analysis of the effects of powerful algorithms.
Amato has also held the posts of deputy, minister and even prime minister of Italy.
This appointment has been contrasted with that made by the United Kingdom to a similar committee. In that case, leading the team is Ian Hogarth, 38, a digital entrepreneur with a degree in computer engineering and specializing in machine learning.
Prime Minister Meloni has highlighted the importance of studying the effects of AI. At the event “ComoLake2023- Next Generation Innovations”, held in early October this year, she assured that she intends to put artificial intelligence at the center of the G7 meeting to be held in 2024 in Italy.
To the irruption of AI, Meloni previously called it a “technological tsunami” because of the level of impact it could have on society. “It is a crucial challenge in which Italy intends to be a protagonist, to give ethics to algorithms,” Meloni said, as referred to by Il Giornale media.
