According to the “Digital in Italy 2023” report by Anitec-Assinformthe Italian AI market is estimated for 2023 to 570 million euros with a growth rate of over 30%, which continues this year too and which will reach 1.2 billion euros in 2026. A significant contribution to the growth of the entire digital sector which in 2024 a +4.8% is expected. At the Innovation Center in Intesa Sanpaolo The conference ‘Artificial Intelligence: European perspectives and opportunities for businesses’ was held in Turin, organized by Confindustria Piedmont in collaboration with Anitec-Assinform, Digital Innovation Hub Piedmont and Fondazione Piemonte Innova. At the center of the debate is the role that artificial intelligence could have in the entrepreneurial fabric, starting from the numerical and economic dimension that this technology is having.
«The Manifesto on Intelligence that we have created highlights the need for technology governance informed and animated by a ‘techno-realist’ vision of AI. This is why it is necessary to stimulate an open debate centered on the conscious and constructive use of AI to improve people’s lives and advance the economy and society. From this perspective, we must enhance public-private collaboration in this sector too. The recent inauguration of AI4Industry Foundation – National Center for Artificial Intelligence here in Turin, it is an excellent signal in this direction, as is the work that companies and talents do every day for a concrete application of this technology. Which, however, is no longer the avant-garde, but the ‘near present’ to be able to compete and be part of national, European and global industrial chains” he underlined Marco Gaypresident of Confindustria Piemonte and Anitec-Assinform.
To open with a greeting from Alberto Ciriopresident of Piemonte regionbefore the key note speech by Vittorio Calapriceof the representation in Italy of the European Commission, entitled ‘The Artificial Intelligence Act – Regulation for the definition of a European approach to AI’. Massimo Chiriatti, cto Lenovo Italia, opened the first session of the works with the speech ‘AI: from machine to intelligence’. This was followed by a round table entitled ‘Ethics, Human Capital, Privacy and Communication’ in which: Guido Boellafounder of the Italian Society for the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence (SIpEia); Barbara Caputodirector of the Artificial Intelligence Hub, Polytechnic of Turin (AI-H@PoliTo); Agostino Ghigliamember of the Guarantor Authority for the protection of personal data; Emanuela Girardi, Founder and president Pop AI. At the opening of the second session of the works he took the floor Agostino Santonivice-president of Confindustria with responsibility for Digital Digital transformation and data economy for the country system with a speech entitled ‘Digital transformation and data economy for the country system’.
Then there was room for a second round table ‘Enabling entities and businesses’ in which he then spoke Massimiliano Cipolletta, president of Fondazione Piemonte Innova, who reiterated the importance of an open and inclusive dialogue on this technology: “It is important to recognize how artificial intelligence is already an essential reality for all companies that aspire to compete at a national, European level and global. But conscious, ethical and safe use is crucial. This is why public-private collaboration, collaborative and multi-stakeholder governance of enabling entities that guarantee a responsible and constructive approach to this technology is essential.” They then spoke: Paolo Contapresident of Dih Piedmont and Valle d’Aosta, Laura Li Pumahead Artificial Intelligence Lab Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center; Michele Ambrogio For Michelin Italy; Andrea Bertaia for Alba Robot; Marco Giletta For Oracle Italy; Ermes Zani for Healthy Reply. The conclusions were finally entrusted to Marco Gay.
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