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US envoy in Warsaw hosts event to discuss future of AI

06.12.2023 20:00
Officials, academics and business executives discussed the opportunities and threats of generative artificial intelligence and its potential for innovative organizations and NGOs at an event hosted by the US ambassador to Warsaw and organized by tech giant IBM.
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US Ambassador Mark Brzezinski speaks during an event held by IBM Polska at his Warsaw residence on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023.
US Ambassador Mark Brzezinski speaks during an event held by IBM Polska at his Warsaw residence on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023.Photo: Danuta Isler/Radio Poland

Among the participants was Gertruda Uścińska, head of Poland's Social Insurance Institution (ZUS), who spoke about the challenges of digitization.

Other attendees at the event on Tuesday included Teofil Jesionowski, rector of the Poznań University of Technology in western Poland, and Marcin Gajdziński, IBM's Country General Manager for Poland, the Baltic states and Ukraine.

Marcin Gajdziński, IBM Country Manager for Poland, the Baltic states and Ukraine, Teofil Jesionowski, rector of the Poznań University of Technology, and Gertruda Uścińska, head of Poland's Social Insurance Institution (ZUS). Marcin Gajdziński, IBM Country Manager for Poland, the Baltic states and Ukraine; Teofil Jesionowski, rector of the Poznań University of Technology; and Gertruda Uścińska, head of Poland's Social Insurance Institution (ZUS) attend the meeting in Warsaw on Tuesday evening. Photo: Danuta Isler/Radio Poland

Generative AI is artificial intelligence capable of generating text, images and other media using generative models.

Three of four CEOs surveyed by IBM's Institute for Business this year said their competitive advantage rested on generative AI.

Also, companies at the forefront of generative AI adoption and data-led innovation are already reporting 72-percent greater annual net profits and 17-percent more annual revenue growth than their peers.

"Artificial intelligence is an opportunity of a lifetime for the next generation, and Poland is just, I think, touching the tip of the iceberg in terms of its potential, in terms of tech engineering," the US ambassador, Mark Brzezinski, told Radio Poland's Danuta Isler

The meeting included a presentation of Watsonx, IBM's AI and data platform built for business and released earlier this year, as well as discussions about ways of regulating the use of AI data and the risks artificial intelligence poses globally.

"We don't want the AI space to be the Wild West, but we also don't want it to be overregulated," Brzezinski said.

Mark Brzezinski. Mark Brzezinski. Photo: PAP/Radek Pietruszka

The European Union on Wednesday held talks to finalize an agreement on a set of rules to regulate artificial intelligence. If adopted, these rules will be the world's first AI law.

US President Joe Biden at the end of October issued an executive order to regulate AI in a bid to mitigate the risks it poses to society, especially when it comes to privacy and data protection.

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