On October 19, Greek Prime Minister Kryiakos Mitsotakis announced the formation of an advisory committee tasked with developing a national artificial intelligence (AI) policy for Greece.
According to the Greek government, the “exponential pace” of AI development has made an advisory group led by the prime minister of the nation necessary.The committee’s goal is to get Greece ready for technological advancements and applications.Regarding the commission’s formation, Mitsotakis stated that before technology becomes a regular occurrence, it needs to be embraced.He declared, “This is about the present, not the future.”
The MIT computer science professor Constantinos Daskalakis will serve as the committee’s leader. Other members of the commission include experts in science, technology, ethics, and the law.Greek scientists and researchers who are diaspora residents outside of Greece are also included.
Daskalakis commented on the initiative saying, “We will also work in a coordinated manner so that Greece can be a member of the international initiatives for Artificial Intelligence that are being developed within the framework of the International Organization of Artificial Intelligence.”
The advisory committee’s primary responsibilities will also include developing guidelines and policy suggestions for a long-term national plan.The statement states that the AI plan would, among other things, take into account how AI will affect society and the economy and work to improve productivity, foster innovation, and fortify local infrastructure.One of the 27 EU members that will be governed by the upcoming EU Artificial Intelligence Act is Greece.EU officials said earlier in October that they are thinking of enacting even stricter rules for big AI models, such ChatGPT from OpenAI and Llama 2 from Meta.