Anna Ascani, vice president of the Chamber and member of the Democratic Party, is a guest of Parliamentarians unleashed, the column dedicated to bills and legislative proposals from parliamentarians. The Honorable Member presented a bill for “transparency in the publication and dissemination of content produced by artificial intelligence systems”. Related to this is another proposal to establish a Ministry of Innovation that also regulates the use of content generated by AI. “From the fake Joe Biden who advised citizens not to vote in the primaries”, explains Ascani, “to the false Ukrainian claim of the attack on the Crocus City Hall in Moscow, it is urgent to regulate artificial intelligence. It is a tool that can use anyone: a citizen who wants to make a joke or an actor in international politics. The potential damage is limitless.” Why the establishment of an ad hoc Ministry? Given the scope of this technology, “we need a political leader”, underlines the vice president.
“Today there is an undersecretary who takes care of it and the responsibilities are divided between various ministries”. Furthermore, “the presence of an authority external to the government is fundamental: a third party that safeguards citizens’ personal data. The approach of the European elections on 6 June, which is affected by the threat of disinformation, makes the proposal even more relevant Not only that: 2024 is the most electoral year ever with 50 elections in the world, 76 nations voting, 2 billion people called to the polls. “We must defend democracy and citizens, who also risk deciding how to vote because you are misled by artificial intelligence products. We don’t want to slow down technology, but we must govern it. And give voters the skills necessary to distinguish truth from artifice.”
Edited by Costanza Cavalli
Tags: Democracy risk Discipline dedicated Ministry urgently needed
