The "Digital Bridge 2023" forum, themed "Artificial and Human Intelligence: The right balance", was grandly opened in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, on the 12th. President Tokayev of the Republic of Kazakhstan attended the meeting and delivered a speech.
President Tokayev pointed out in his speech that the current era is gradually becoming an era in which machines (i.e. technology) dominate human thinking, and the development of artificial intelligence technology is likely to pose a threat to mankind. The Digital Bridge Technology Forum attracted more than 20,000 participants, including representatives of more than 300 IT companies and delegations from more than 30 countries.
The head of state said that the attractiveness of the "Digital Bridge" forum once again reflects Kazakhstan's position as a leading digital and financial technology hub country in the Eurasian space.
In his speech, President Tokayev said that the theme of this forum is very special.
"Artificial intelligence will no longer be science fiction, but real technology. We are witnessing the beginning of a new era. Electric lights and the Internet have brought about dramatic changes in the way humans live, and the changes that artificial intelligence will trigger will be on the same scale. The use of this technology will completely change human life, achieve complete automation of the workflow and bring huge economic benefits. Some analysts believe that the contribution of artificial intelligence to the global economy will be equivalent to a quarter of global GDP. The large-scale application of this technology will have an important impact on the rapid development of Kazakhstan. President Tokayev said.
According to the president, in order to advance the field of artificial intelligence, all the necessary conditions need to be created for it. At the Forum, the Heads of State highlighted to the participants the main priority measures in this direction.
In the speech, the head of state listed the supervision and management of artificial intelligence technology as the second priority.
According to President Tokayev, more than 120 countries around the world have enacted laws and regulations related to this.
"On the basis of drawing on international experience, we must fully consider the needs of the market and the rights and interests of citizens, and accelerate the pace of developing a modern regulatory framework from a legal perspective." Legal norms need to encourage international companies to enter our market, so we need to ensure reciprocal protection of the interests of all parties and establish an open, transparent and fair "rules of the game". In general, embedding AI tools into people's daily lives is not an easy task, and it must be ensured that the rights and freedoms of citizens are not compromised. I hope that the participants of the forum will contribute to the development of key documents regulating this area, in particular the draft digital regulations. President Tokayev said.
President Tokayev pointed out in his speech that the current era is gradually becoming an era in which machines (i.e. technology) dominate human thinking, and the development of artificial intelligence technology is likely to pose a threat to mankind.
"It's not clear what this will lead to, and there is no consensus in the scientific community on this." In other words, the question of whether artificial intelligence technology will benefit or destroy mankind is still relevant. Therefore, it will be a very important task to consciously look at this problem and pay close attention to the development of artificial intelligence. As a similar example, the advent of nuclear energy brought with it nuclear weapons, and eventually the international community developed new principles for maintaining global security. This means that in the era of scientific and technological development, collective security issues must be in a controllable range. President Tokayev said.
President Tokayev noted that at the moment the political system of Kazakhstan is radically modernized, and a completely new economic model based on knowledge and new technologies has begun to be created.
"In just Kazakhstan, every citizen will have the opportunity for all-round development. Improving people's livelihood is an important task for us. We have created the most favorable conditions for digital nomads (i.e. powerful IT specialists) to come to Kazakhstan to work, actively develop innovative entrepreneurship and creative industries. Overall, the global technological revolution should help countries prosper and enable people to live in a developed and just world. I trust that today's meeting will address issues related to this. President Tokayev said.
Tim Draper, venture capitalist, co-founder of DFJ and founder of Draper University, Shouzi Zhou, CEO of TikTok, Ezit Abduwaliev, founder of Digital Nomads, William Pucher, executive director of ICPC Foundation, Lauren Dreher, vice president of Starlink affairs at SpaceX, Alexey S. Dreher, founder of Arbuz, Aviata, PINEMELON USA and Ticketon online services. Li and other speakers delivered speeches at the forum.
James Bharat, author, producer, and president of Barrat Media, served as moderator.
On the same day, within the framework of the "Digital Bridge 2023" international technical forum held in Astana, Kazakh President Tokayev met with TikTok CEO Zhou Shouzi.
The president noted that the TikTok platform is becoming more and more popular in Kazakhstan, where the number of users has exceeded 10 million.
President Tokayev said that the well-known platform for creating and viewing video content was one of the first to translate its interface into Kazakh, and the company also appointed representatives to prevent cyberbullying.
Zhou spoke about TikTok's TikTok Start-up Academy program, an exclusive education program for start-ups in Kazakhstan, implemented in partnership with the Astana Hub. In addition, within the framework of the partnership, the TikTok Startup Valley competition was held, and more than 200 startups participated in courses on how to use TikTok to advertise their products.
The parties also discussed cooperation in the field of creative industries, conducting research on artificial intelligence, developing e-commerce, and promoting Kazakhstan's culture and tourism at the global level through the TikTok platform.
Source: Harbin News Agency
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