Gabriela Jiménez: Venezuela must develop its own AI ecosystem

Published at: 16/12/2024 04:15 PM

The sector vice-president of Science, Technology and Health, Gabriela Jiménez, highlighted this Monday that Venezuela must promote and develop Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems, which respond to the values and interests of the Homeland, with its own technology and innovation.

The statement was made during his participation in the conference on Artificial Intelligence and Law in Venezuela, held in the José Félix Ribas Hall of the Teresa Carreño Theater, which was attended by the Attorney General of the Republic, Reinaldo Muñoz and the Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Luis Francisco Thais Santa Cruz.

“Linguistic elements are fundamental to the exercise of law, jurisprudence, among others, so the development of digital tools and AI must respond to our identity, culture, legal principles, rights, and others. Venezuela must promote and develop its own Artificial Intelligence ecosystem,” Jiménez emphasized on his Instagram account.

Likewise, as reported by the Venezuelan News Agency (AVN), the Minister for Science and Technology (MINCYT), pointed out the importance of adapting and promoting the use and development of AI to the Spanish language, since “98% of these tools are in English, limiting access to more than 800 million Spanish speakers.”

In this regard, he highlighted that there are mainly three challenges and challenges to adapt AI technology to the reality of Spanish-speaking countries.

“Algorithmic biases in existing global AI systems, which tend to reproduce biases present in training data, which can lead to discriminatory social biases. Privacy: The use of AI in Public Law poses challenges in terms of the protection of personal data and the responsible use of them,” he stressed.

The third challenge is transparency, since any decision based on AI systems should be auditable and explainable, with the objective of ensuring the protection of the rights of citizens.

“As guided by the President of the Republic, Nicolás Maduro Moros, the development of Artificial Intelligence in the country is a State policy, with a vision of growth for the benefit of the people,” he said.

Mazo News Team